The Secret To Being Content
The Secret To Being Content
It’s not often that a song can actually bring me to tears, but I heard one recently that opened the floodgates.
This song is called, “Wonderful Life,” and it was cowritten and recorded by one of my favorite Christian artists, Matthew West.
Christian artist, Matthew West
“Wonderful Life” talks about a man named Ron from Houston who was suffering from familial ALS for three years.
As the story goes, Ron was a big West fan so he got in touch with the artist. Their amazing friendship began and it inspired the artist to write the song.
Sadly, Ron’s condition got progressively worse.
Despite the pain, the many tears, the struggles, and the emotional upheaval that he went through, Ron never lost sight of his future heavenly home.
I believe this is a perspective we can all embrace in the challenging years ahead.
That is, to be content in whatever our circumstances because there’s a much better place waiting for us.
P.S. You may want to grab some tissues.
Matthew West, Wonderful Life
Wonderful Life” is a powerful and beautiful song.
It tells a story that I think that we can all relate to in some way.
Lately, I’ve had a habit of writing songs that make me cry. Maybe I’m getting soft . . . or maybe these past couple of years have changed me in some good ways. Too often I think we do anything we can to avoid feeling the feelings. Pain, heartbreak, loss . . . but the story that inspired this song really reminded me that life is all of it. It’s the broken AND the beautiful. It’s the “gone mad” AND the magical. It’s the awfully wonderful life. Life is hard, but God is faithful. I don’t want to be numb to the feelings. I want to lean in and feel it all. To make the most of every second. To trust that God is working through it all, and that after this wonderful life is over, I’ll be going home. – Matthew West, Christian artist and songwriter.
Christ will give us strength for the every day until He calls us home.
I love this statement of faith from Paul.
Remarkably, the apostle was in a Roman prison when he wrote this to the Philippians:
12I know how to get along with little, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. 13I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. – Philippians 4:12-13, (NASB).
The Secret To Being Content? Jesus
The secret to being content no matter what the circumstances?
Jesus.
Through Him, we have the strength to accept and persevere through the troubles of this life.
Please note, if you are in need of any type of medical attention, seek it out.
If you need support and love from friends and family, seek it out.
Remember this life is not our final destination.
As one person wrote in an online comment about the song “Wonderful Life”, . . . our first moment in Heaven one day will make up and repay for every single hardship we had here on earth.’”
Amen!
In fact, that first moment in Heaven (and every single day afterward) will be filled with unimaginable, wonderful, and beautiful joy!!!
As quoted from Ron himself during a phone call with Matthew West, “I am blessed, and so are you.”
1Matthew West profile photo, courtesy of Matthew West Facebook post, December 26, 2021. Accessed May 4, 2022. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/matthewwest
2Matthew West quotation, courtesy of Matthew West Facebook post, April 27, 2022. Accessed May 3, 2022. retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/matthewwest
3Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
