A discontented heart By Charles
Simeon There are many things in this world which a discontented
heart will pant after or murmur over, but the indulging of such
a disposition is rebellion against the sovereign disposer of all
events. Yes, it is an utter contempt
of our all-wise, all-gracious, and all-merciful Creator, Sustainer,
and Redeemer. What, is it not sufficient to
have God for our Father, Christ for our Saviour, the Spirit for
our Comforter, and Heaven for our everlasting inheritance?
Must we murmur and complain because all temporal circumstances are
not exactly as we would like to have them? What does any temporal
need or loss signify when we have such unsearchable riches
secured to us? In comparison with such spiritual
blessings, the greatest of earthly comforts is no more than the
dust upon the balance. But alas, we are too apt to forget
this. We are ready, like the Israelites,
to overlook all the mercies we enjoy through an excessive regret
of something lost or an inordinate desire of something unpossessed. 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. Philippians chapter
4 verses 11 and 12