Contentment

The Christian virtue of contentment is expressed in Scripture with a word that is, to say the least, surprising. Contentment is translated from a compound Greek word meaning "self" and "sufficient." Literally it means "to be sufficient of one's self, to possess enough to need no aid or support," hence, "to be independent." How surprising, in light of the fact that Scripture on every page instructs us that we are dependent upon God! We live and move and have our being in the God who is near to...