Enjoy the journey - part 3

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2. Philippians 4:11-13
3. I have learned how to be content with whatever I have I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. Philippians 4:11-13
4. CONTENTMENT ‘A state of happiness and satisfaction’
5. We live in the gap between our expectations and our experience
6. mistake/failure FRUSTRATION EVALUATION IMPROVEMENT
7. the curse of comparison
8. COMPARISON UNHEALTHY FRUSTRATION CONFUSED WANTS & NEEDS
9. Pay careful attention to your own work for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. GALATIANS 6: 4
10. measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves among themselves THEY are not wise. 2 CORINTHIANS 10:12
11. BE CAREFUL OF GETTING WHAT YOU WANT BUT NOT WHAT YOU NEED
12. 1 TIMOTHY 6:6-10
13. Strategies for developing contentment
14. Philippians 4:4-8
15. YOUR MIND IS THE BATTLEFIELD
16. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honourable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. PHILIPPIANS 4:8
17. BE CONTINUALLY GRATEFUL
18. Don’t worry about anything, instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done. PHILIPPIANS 4:6
19. LEARN TO DELAY GRATIFICATION
20. Always be full of joy in the Lord I say it again rejoice! PHILIPPIANS 4:4