Contentment
  • con-tent-ment |kənˈtentmənt|
  • noun
  • a state of happiness and satisfaction: he found contentment in living a simple life in the country.
  • Contentment is a hard thing for many to find, but this sister gives us a reminder of how to remain happy and satisfied, no matter what stage of life we are in. As Christians, we're thankful to know that our lives are in God's hands, and all things happen in His time and according to His will.

    But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. I Timothy 6:6-8

    God bless you. I have something I’d love to share will you. I trust this testimony will be an encouragement to all the young, and not so young, single believers in this Message.

    Recently two sisters came at my home with their family. One is 27 years old and married and the other is 17 years old and going to marry soon. The married sister saw me washing up the dishes, after they had finished eating and she ask me "What do you do?" I said "what do you mean, please be a little more specific..." the sister asked again "do you work?" I answer her like this "Nope, my father takes care of me." Then the sister ask another question, "Do you feel boring at home?" I answer her again, "Nope I don't feeling boring, sometime I wish that I can be home more often."

    The sister started to tell me about her life at home, being married, 'it is not like mine' sometimes she is bored. I ask the sister, "Do you have children ?" and she said "No , but I'm praying this year that the Lord will bless me with a baby." I told her I would pray for her.

    After washing the dishes, I gave the family desserts and then I invited the married sister to my bedroom. Then a little while after, the married sister said to me, "I have never seen a room like this before." (In my wall hangs a photo of Brother Branham with the Pillar of Fire over his head, a photo of Christ at thirty three, that I got from Voice of God Recordings, the Ring Cloud, and two photos framed with my parents. There are some other Jewish chrome pieces with the six point star of David and the Ten commandments as well). While looking around, she ask me another question, "Do you feel lonely?" I ask her what she means? The sister said "Well you're not married, so you do feel lonely, after all you're twenty eight years old?" At this time I felt a smile just came on my face and I answered "Nope, no really?" She was shocked!!! The sister then explained to me that the first time she met me, which was a few days before, I was on her mind. She couldn't believe that I am twenty eight years and still single and serving the Lord Jesus, and to make it better, I don't even look like it bothers me. We started to fellowship on the Word of the Lord and what brother Branham said about marriage. I told her the more older I become, is the more knowledge I get in the Word of the Lord, and the realization of my position in the Body of Christ Jesus is quickened daily to me, by the Message of Malachi 4:5;6. As the time goes by, I'm understanding the importance of having THE PERFECT WILL OF THE LORD JESUS in my life, before I can make any decision. I want to be certain that I'm in the perfect will of the Lord, because I don't want to tie myself to something or someone and regret the rest of my life. I was born to parents that believes this Message and serving the Lord, and I grew up being tutored by the Prophet's Message and my parents all my life, and also in the house of the Lord. The Lord Jesus always being loving and caring for me, in my good and bad time, I'm not going to just give up on trusting HIM, for my own will. It just wouldn't be worth it.

    Well at this time the seventeen year old sister walked in my room and she was listening. After a while the little sister said "Hmmm I don't know how you could live like that, I can never live like you. I look at her and smile; I ask her how old she was. She said "I am seventeen years old." I said to her, "When my mother was fifteen and half years old she was married to my father, and I have two sisters in law that married at the age of seventeen too." I told her that I'm happy for her, but it's just not the way with me, I don’t want to marry because of availability or because I'm getting older , but I want to marry because of Love and when the Lord Jesus decides this for me, it's not of my choosing I want to marry, but of the choosing of the Lord Jesus Christ and the person to whom He will allow me to marry. So if anything happens to me, I can always remember that the Lord Jesus who started the good work in my life is more than able the bring me out of anything that I might encounter on my journey in this earth. I am happy to live for Him, and I'm not lonely, because Jesus have me and I have Him to live for.

    Well a few days after, I was praying one morning and something just quicken to me on my knees. What I'm about to tell you, I know I've got this from the Lord Jesus Christ, because something inside of me started to relate to me, like I was communicating with my inner being. The following words are of a conformation to me that the Lord Jesus give for a comfort and also an answer, even if I might ever find myself in question too. (The Lord Jesus walk this earth and died at thirty three and a half years to redeem me, I was on His mind, I'm His Heart purpose and He was not married when he did it, He was single just as I am. When He stretch out His precious bleeding hands and said "It is finished" and then He died, that was for me!!! It is not hard for me to live as a single person with Christ on my mind, in my heart and living in my soul. If the Lord Jesus desire for me, is to live Him a single Christian life, then His desire is my command, and I am happy to live for my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ everyday and stay in His Perfect Will being obedient to His Word in Love. He is my everything. He is my father, my mother, my brother and my sister, and even my Bridegroom. The Lord Jesus Christ is my all in all and I love Him with all my heart.

    So the next time anyone asks you "why haven't you married?" or tells you "you're old and you should be married already." Don't feel bad or think that you're not good enough. Remember that our Lord Jesus was single, just like you and I when He was on the earth, and you were His Heart's purpose for being here. He died that you and I can live with HIM in eternity, so it is not a bad thing to be single, if that is what Our Lord Jesus Christ wants from you and I. Let us live for Him. That's all that matters.

    Happiness doesn't consist of how much of the world's goods you own, but how contented you are with the portion that has been 'lotted to you. Just make yourself contented as long as one thing that brings contentment, and that alone, is Jesus Christ. 53-1108A

    I trust that you'll find the comfort I've got after you read my testimony. May the Lord bless you, as you continue to serve Him in the beauty of His Holiness.

    God bless you

    Your sister in Christ from Trinidad

    Your sister in Christ "not just for a day, a month, or a year, but for all Eternity."

    What a sacred trust! What a responsibility to a woman! Now see why she's a type of the Church, which has the same responsibility. As a woman has a sacred responsibility to her motherhood, to her virtues, to her husband, the Church has a sacred responsibility to prayer and to the Word, and to Christ, just the same as the woman has. 65-1125


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