I am reading a book called Calm My Anxious Heart: A Woman's Guide to True Contentment by Linda Dillow. I was able to download it for FREE on my Amazon Kindle 3
Prescription for Contentment:
- Never allow yourself to complain about anything - not even the weather.
- Never picture yourself in any other circumstances or someplace else.
- Never compare your lot with another's.
- Never allow yourself to wish this or that had been otherwise.
- Never dwell on tomorrow - remember that [tomorrow] is God's, not ours.
I would say I have a LONG way to go to fill that prescription! Yikes! But it is intriguing to say the least. Another excerpt:
"Most of us base our contentment on our feelings, or on other people. However true contentment is separate from our circumstances. Contentment is a state of the heart, not a state of affairs."
"I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 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, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength. (Philippians 4:11-13)"
"Paul commands us to have nothing to do with anxiety and everything to do with prayer. Sadly, many of us reverse this and worry about everything, praying only as a last resort! It is easier to worry, fret, get heartburn, lose sleep, yell at our husband or friends, the kids, or our roommates than it is to pray. We've flip-flopped the biblical prescription, not in belief but in practice."
And all that is only in the first 20 pages or so! I highly recommend this book if you find the above the least bit intriguing. I have attached a link below so you can download it for free. I don't know how long it will be free though. Otherwise it is only $10.87 in paperback. So hurry and enjoy! If you do read it or have read it, leave a comment to let me know what you think!
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