It's not acceptable to say to God, I'm sorry, God, I would like to rejoice, but I can't control

my feeling.

That's a problem.

That's a spiritual problem because it says, one, you don't know enough about your God to

rejoice in spite of the circumstance, or there's some sin in your life that's stealing

that church, or you don't trust God to be who he's revealed himself to me.

Welcome to Grace to You with John MacArthur.

I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

It's been said, if you haven't faced trials, you just haven't lived long enough.

Okay, so you know struggles are coming. The question is, how do you prepare for them? Where can you go for strength when you face a family tragedy or a

medical emergency or a financial crisis? Find out today, as John MacArthur shows you,

how to be content in good times and hard times. Today's lesson is on the fundamental Christian

attitude of contentment. But first, and with contentment in mind, not only are we content,

but we are overjoyed with the family of listeners God has given us. We love hearing what you

are learning from grace to you and how you, in turn, share what you learn with others.

You have a couple of examples of that, John.

So read those letters for our listeners.

These are wonderful letters.

The first one says, my wife and I have listened to Grace to You sermons on a regular basis for quite some time and have benefited significantly.

We lead a small group at our church, and we recently went through your book on parables.

Every one of the couples in our church has grown significantly through that.

Thank you so much for your faithful ministry.

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