The Secret of Contentment

The Secret of Contentment

1. One great secret (16:8a)

• the secret of a contented life does not reside in our circumstances or material goods
• the secret of David's contentment was found in that he had set the Lord always before him
• that means the secret of contentment lies in a constant awareness of the presence of God
• if we saw God in everything, it would transform our lives
• David could see nothing had ever entered his life without God's superintendence and as a result could say the lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places

2. Three results from this secret (16:8b-9)

• steadfastness (16:8b: "I shall not be moved...")
• satisfaction (16:9a: "therefore my heart is glad..."
• security (16:9b: "my flesh also shall rest in hope")