If I told you today’s devotion was about contentment, what would you think? I bet the moment you read that word, a thought something similar to one of these popped into your head:
“Another lesson on contentment? Com’on. That’s the last thing I need right now.”
“Oh, this must be about relationships. Be okay with singleness, blah, blah, blah. God will give you someone someday, just wait!” *insert sparkle emojis*
I get it. I really do. I’m sure you’ve heard lessons on purity and contentment and dating and love and joy.
In fact, believe it or not, I felt the same way when I started college. I mean sure, there was a glimmer of an idea in the back of my mind that I could meet someone in college, who doesn’t think about it? But that wasn’t my priority. I had classes, I had socials, I had a campus to change with the power of the Gospel!
And then I realized what I didn’t have…not only did I not have a boyfriend, I didn’t have anyone interested either. Talk about a sucker-punch to my self-confidence. Maybe I was content without a relationship, but I wasn’t content without the hope of a relationship. And that little crack in my contentment cost me more than I would have been willing to pay.
Contentment is not a dating or singleness issue. It’s not a location or life-season issue. It’s a heart issue.
Just so we’re clear, I want to spend some time exploring what I mean by contentment. Because I think we get tangled in some connotations that confuse what we’re getting at. So let’s go to the source. Because we’re talking about Biblical contentment, not worldly happiness, not chill vibes.
“But godliness with contentment is great gain…”
1 Timothy 6:6
(to be continued…)
Mackenzie Norman 
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