The Call to Contentment: Life Lessons from the Beatitudes
Overview
When life is tough, God is still enough! Let The Call to Contentment help you learn the secret to being content regardless of your circumstances. Follow the authors through the Beatitudes—Jesus’ classic teaching on happiness—and you’ll discover the secrets to belonging, forgiveness, and peace. As they unpack these simple statements by the Master teacher, you’ll feel the call to contentment settle upon your own heart.
Top Highlights
“Jesus taught us that blessedness—happiness—isn’t something you do or something you have or even something you are. Happiness is the response of your heart to the grace of God in your life. We are blessed—we are happy—because we have sought God and found Him. Happiness springs from knowing His peace and purpose in our lives.” (Page 12)
“Remember that a comforter is one who is called alongside to help. In other words, Jesus was saying, I will not leave you alone like a street orphan to fend for yourself. I will send someone to stand alongside you in every situation of life. During every long night, through every frightening circumstance, the Comforter will be with you.” (Page 30)
“The Greek language has two words for happiness. One indicates a happiness derived from external sources. The other, the one used here, denotes happiness that comes from within. The former draws joy from circumstances: good weather, good health, and good friends; possessions, position, and prestige.” (Page 13)
“Until I know that I have been forgiven, I cannot know the happiness that comes from forgiving another.” (Page 60)
“One of the strongest signs that a man is growing in grace, is that he is growing smaller and Christ is growing larger” (Page 19)
- Title: The Call to Contentment: Life Lessons from the Beatitudes
- Authors: Norman Wilson, Jerry Brecheisen
- Publisher: WPH
- Print Publication Date: 2002
- Logos Release Date: 2012
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Beatitudes › Criticism, interpretation, etc
- ISBNs: 9780898272413, 0898272416
- Resource ID: LLS:CLLCNTNTMNTLFLS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T22:45:24Z