Contented
Paul discusses several related topics in today’s Bible reading*. I think an appropriate summarizing word would be Contented.
Paul discusses people who are married. They should be contented in their situation. Paul discusses singles. They should be contented in their situation.
This isn’t to say that we shouldn’t set goals. This isn’t to say that we shouldn’t have aspirations. But at the end of the day, Believers should be contented in their situation. God is God and we aren’t.
Let each one live his life
in the situation the Lord assigned when God called him.
This is what I command in all the churches.
1 Corinthians 7:17 (CSB)
Let each of you remain
in the situation in which he was called.
1 Corinthians 7:20 (CSB)
Brothers and sisters, each person is to remain with God
in the situation in which he was called.
1 Corinthians 7:24 (CSB)
Application
Each of us is at a different place in our lives and in our walk with God. God wired each of us differently and gave each of us a different personality mix and a different gift mix according to His will.
Are you a Type-A personality? Or are you more laid-back? Do you have dreams and aspirations? That’s ok. Just remember to let God shape those dreams and aspirations into His dreams and aspirations for you.
A person’s heart plans his way,
but the Lord determines his steps.
Proverbs 16:9 (CSB)
Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you your heart’s desires.
Psalm 37:4 (CSB)
The key to all of this is to find our delight in God. Not in stuff. Not in positions. Not in people. In Jesus. Spend a few minutes today thanking God for making you unlike anyone else who ever walked on this planet. Thank Him for your unique wiring, your unique personality. Thank Him for making you
God is most glorified in us
when we are most glorified in Him.
John Piper
* Today we are reading 1 Corinthians 7.
This devotional was originally published on August 8, 2019.
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