Is it truly possible to be so completely content that you have no desires? I'm not so sure.
The apostle Paul talked of how he'd been through seasons of much and seasons of little. He had learned to be content in all circumstances.
As a single girl, I've often been instructed to seek contentment. I shouldn't focus on what I don't have, but be content with what I do have. And often these instructions are pointed on the issue of marrige.
I would like to be married someday (sooner rather than later, preferably) to a great godly man. I desire a partner for this life.
I've been told numerous times (though not as if it's a formula, but rather a life principle) that I must find my contentment in God. Then the man will come.
I feel like I'm pretty content. I don't know that there's a perfect contentment that any of us couldn't truly attain. But for the most part, having a husband does not consume the majority of my thoughts, behaviors, actions, dreams. I'm actively pursuing Christ, serving Him, studying His Word. But at this point, I'm still single and I do still desire a husband.
I'm thinking that only time we'll experience 100% no-desires-left contentment is when we're in eternity with our God. Is this true?
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