I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. Philippians 4:11-12 NIV
My journey of plenty and want
Has been filled with ups and downs
I would like to say I’ve always smiled
Reality pictures me wearing a frown
When I’ve been hungry
My need has been great
I’m consumed by focusing
What’s on another’s plate
When I’ve had plenty
Gathered extra to store
How much is enough
Just give me one more
Contentment has a secret
You can’t hold it in your hands
It’s nothing on the outside
Behind gratefulness it stands
It matters not what I don’t have
Or whether I have more than enough
Gratefulness fills my heart to the brim
Changes my focus away from the stuff
I’m forever a student in learning
I must listen to the words I speak
When thankfulness is not on my lips
Gratefulness is starting to leak
Thank you God for your plan
Providing when I am in need
Sharing when I have plenty
Using Your gratefulness seed
So in any and every situation
I apply the secret of being content
God is always more than enough
His Son’s sacrifice was well spent