Oct 29, 2022
1 Timothy 6:6 (KJV) - Now godliness with contentment is great gain.
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1 Timothy 6:6 (KJV) - Now godliness with contentment is great gain.
Know that a servant has not reached [true] faith until he is content with what God has done to and for him, whether it is as he desires or not.
- Imam Al-Sadiq
(Al Kulayni, Al-Kafi, 8:8.)
Gratitude kills pride. Gratitude slays self-sufficiency. Gratitude crushes the spirit of entitlement. When we place our discontented egos on the altar of gratitude, we develop contented altar egos filled with thanksgiving.
Craig Groeschel, in Altar Ego
Contentment in its highest form has no dependency but on Allah. It's like feeling His presence in every test we face and any pain we go through with sabr. How noble it is to walk towards a Lord who runs towards you. Nothing good comes from stagnation. Those waves that rock your boat are the same ones that bring you to the shore. You must be grateful towards Him for loving you that much.
حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
What if the measure of success was the amount of joy you have in your life.
The sign of spiritual health
People with good characters are healthy in their spiritual lives. From the amount of a person’s complains you may know how much bad characteristics there are that are left with him. When you finish all your complaining, you may know that you are healthy. No more bad character.
This is important, because a person with a good character, if he has no complaint, has patience; and that means he has real faith. When you can escape the pull of your bad characteristics, there are no troubles for you either, wether in this life or in the life hereafter. You must remember that this is going according to your Lord’s Will. This is the key, the medicine for that illness. You must say: “Why I am complaining, when Allah Almighty has ordered this to be?” When you remember this, you will be satisfied with His Will and agree with it.
The place where you are right now God circled on a map for you.
- Hafiz (may Allah sanctify his secret.)
If anyone is satisfied by his possessions he is poor; if anyone is satisfied by his high reputation he is to be despised, if anyone is satisfied with his kinsmen he is worthy of contempt and if anyone is satisfied with Allah he is truly rich.
-Imam Abu Hasan Ash Shadhili (may Allah sanctify his secret).