Good morning everyone and welcome back to another mornings with the masters who

devote ourselves to the Lord daily with you.

We are picking up with day seven of our You Are Not Behind, how to start building a life you love today devotion on the Bible app.

There's a link to that in the description if you guys want to follow along.

And as always I'm in the really scripture that I'm also going to pick with the Devo.

The first scripture is revelation chapter 21 verse 4 and it says this he will wipe every tear from their eyes

There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain for the old order of things has passed away.

And the next scripture is Philippians chapter 4 verses 12 and 13 and it says this.

I know what it is to be in need and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation,

we're wellfed or hungry,

we either living in plenty or in want.

I can do all things through him who gives me strength.

The devotion is titled,

Cultivate contentment, and and it says this when we are so focused on what we don't have and can't change we are likely to become

discontent you know the feeling of discontentment? The search for something, anything, to comfort you,

but nothing fully does. The ache for steadiness or security, the desire for everything to be in its proper place, the longing for the assurance

that you are and will be okay? The idea of contentment gets thrown around in a lot of

Christian circles and if I'm being honest,

sometimes I get squirmy with the word contentment.

Maybe it's because I'm single at the time of writing and well-meaning people like to tell me,

you'll meet someone once you're truly content.

Or maybe it's because single or not,

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