"There are some circumstances that I am in with many
wants. Well, how shall I come to be satisfied and content? A carnal heart
thinks 'I must have all my wants made up or else it is impossible that I should
be content.' But a gracious heart says 'What is the duty of the circumstances
that God has put me into...Let me exert my strength to perform the duties of the present circumstances.
"Others spend their thoughts on things that disturb and
disquiet them, and so they grow more and more discontented. Let me spend my
thoughts on thinking what my duty is...You should rather labor to bring your
heart to quiet and contentment by setting your soul to work in the duties of
your present condition, and take heed of your thoughts about others conditions
as a mere temptation." (Jeremiah Burroughs The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment. p.13
Published and abridged by Chapel Library. 2010.)
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