Quotes 5 Jun 17

“Contentment is far more powerful than a change of circumstances. Instead of being sourced on the outside and subject to changing circumstances, biblical contentment comes from within and endures through the spectrum of circumstances.” Erik Raymond, Chasing Contentment: Trusting God in a Discontented Age (Crossway, 2017)(25)

“God is the object and the model of contentment. He is content in himself, and he shows us that the only way to find contentment is in him.” Erik Raymond, Chasing Contentment: Trusting God in a Discontented Age (Crossway, 2017)(37)

“Contentment is elusive because sin is pervasive.” Erik Raymond, Chasing Contentment: Trusting God in a Discontented Age (Crossway, 2017)(42)

“Contentment is the abiding ‘Amen’ of our joy. It speaks in the present tense, saying: ‘I am tasting and I am seeing that the Lord is good.’”Erik Raymond, Chasing Contentment: Trusting God in a Discontented Age (Crossway, 2017) (46)

“If you are having a hard time being content, make a list of everything you have that you don’t deserve, and then make a list of everything you deserve that you don’t have.” Erik Raymond, Chasing Contentment: Trusting God in a Discontented Age (Crossway, 2017)(62)