We Can Experience True Quietness Within

The individual who has learned to be content in whatever circumstances he finds himself, is the individual who knows how to live at peace with himself (Philippians 4:10-13).

Such a person is not upset because he does not win every contest, but finds his satisfaction in playing the game, simply for the joy of playing.

Such an individual has thought through his sense of values so that the fulfillment of his desires brings inner satisfaction and peace of mind rather than unrest and remorse.

True peace is as often found in resisting passions as in satisfying them. The danger lies not so much in what we want, as in wanting something simply to satisfy an unworthy desire (James 4:1-3).

Only the individual who is content within himself, can experience true quietness within.

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets