Content in Jesus

The Cure for Discontentment (Part One)

What does it mean to be discontent? Biblically, discontent means a deep dissatisfaction with God's provision and rule in your life, stemming from a lack of trust, doubting His goodness, and wanting something different or better than what He's allowed, essentially prioritizing personal desires over God's plan, often leading to grumbling, worry, or sin. It's the opposite of biblical contentment, which finds peace and sufficiency in God, even in hardship, by recognizing His ulti

The Danger of Discontentment

In 1985, the band Prince and The Revolution released a song called “Pop Life.” The lyrics of this song is about being discontent with the state of one’s life in this world. Actually, the lyrics bring us face to face with the things we desire in this life as well as with our responses when those desires and expectations go unmet. The lyrics say: “Tell me, what’s the matter with your world? Was it a boy when u wanted a girl? Don’t u know straight hair ain’t got no curl? Life it