The Art of Divine Contentment

Thanks to Pastor Roger Knolton at Edgewood Community Church for the recommendation of the book, "The Art of Divine Contentment" by the puritan Thomas Watson. I was deeply encouraged today by this beautiful portrait of contentment in the life of the Christian.

I infer that outward troubles cannot hinder this blessed contentment; it is a spiritual thing and arises from spiritual grounds, namely the apprehension of God's love. When there is a tempest outside, there can be music within. A bee sting may sting the skin, but it cannot sting to the heart; outward afflictions cannot sting to a Christian's heart, where contentment lies. Thieves may plunder our money and possessions but not this pearl of contentment, unless we are willing to part with it, for it is locked up in the cabinet of the heart. The soul which possesses this rich treasure of contentment is like Noah in the ark, who can sing in the midst of deluge.