Having recently posted some thoughts and resources about dealing with our discontent, I thought I might offer something from the other direction – how to cultivate godly contentment.  As Paul wrote to his protege, Timothy: “Godliness with contentment is great gain.”  (1 Timothy 6.6)

Thanks to the folks at Monergism, Jeremiah Burroughs‘ classic The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment can be read free online.

1. Christian Contentment Described
2. Mystery of Contentment
3. How Christ Teaches Contentment
4. The Excellence of Contentment
5. Evils of a Murmuring Spirit
6. Aggravations of the Sin of Murmuring
7. Excuses of a Discontented Heart
8. How to Attain Contentment