Philippians 4:11 states, “Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.”

Paul came to a place in his life — not a physical place, but a spiritual place — where he felt divine contentment. Most people think they know what this word “contentment” means, but let me tell you what it means in God’s Word. It means “self contained.”

In the context of this passage, we learn that Paul was thanking people for their fellowship gifts to him, but he wanted them also to know that he was not dependent upon them because God had brought him to a place of sufficiency. That is, Paul was able to say, “I have learned that I don’t need anything or anybody else, but the Lord. I have Him, and therefore, I am self-contained, not self-sufficient. I can do all things through Christ.”

Do you feel like your life is at a dead end? Are you constantly moving from one momentary fix to another? Seek the Lord with all your heart be filled with His contentment.