Contentment
As I read more of puritan works I cannot help but write send texts to others of their comments in their works. This work by Watson has been helpful and a must read for anyone who wants to dive into the matter of contentment. One particular section I wrote on an index card from chapter 14 on "Rules about Contentment" rule six page 118 Watson mentions, "Get much of Heaven into your Heart". "Spiritual things Satisfy. The more of Heaven that is in us, the less earth will content. When a person has once tasted the love of God, his thirst is much quenched toward earthly things. The joys of God's Spirit are heart-filling and heart-cheering joys. He who has these has heaven begun in him (Romans 14:17), and shall we not be content to be in heaven? Oh, get a sublime heart! "Seek the things that are above"(Colossians 3:1). Fly aloft in your affections; thirst after the graces and comforts of the Spirit. The eagle that flies above in the air does not fear the stinging of the serpent. The serpent creeps on his belly and stings only those creatures that go upon the earth. Discontent is a serpent that stings only an earthly heart. A heavenly soul that, with the eagle, flies aloft finds abundantly enough in God to give contentment, and is not stung with the cares and disquiets of the world". May God give us grace to find contentment only in Him.
