An Exhortation for Contentment

This is a short proverb from Ecclesiastes on what it means to be satisfied by seeking contentment in Christ:

What the eyes see is better than what the soul desires This too is futility and a striving after wind. Ecc 6:9

What we have, what we see when we behold Christ, is better than anything else we could ever hope or dream of.  We have a natural bent towards seeking truth and comfort and peace outside of what God designed us for.

John says in 1 John 3:1: See how great is the love the Father has lavished on us! That we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 

He goes on to say that the world does not understand this, because they do not know God.  But we who DO know God are different because we have experienced a great and excellent love - He has called us and adopted us as His own children.  This should be our source of identity and contentment all the time.