Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul “Our ultimate happiness is not found in external circumstances but in a trust that we are made for eternity.” God is present with us now but one day we will be brought into His direct presence. In the meantime we may go through suffering which may allow…

Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul  “Life is not about my happiness but about the joy of recognizing that we all emerge from one source-and that source is God who loves us.”  Contentment is rooted in remembering.  But often we have twisted memories when it comes to wrongs others have done to us…

Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul Memory holds our experiences together so that we re not disconnected souls living without connection to our past or our future. As Christians we remember Christ’s death and resurrection and look forward to what is ahead. We remember that we are not alone and that God was…

Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul Some profound moments of contentment come as we recognize that we are part of and belong to something bigger than ourselves.  On the other hand we find ourselves living in discontent when we live in isolation, as though we belong to no one or nothing. When we…

Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book The Contented Soul Do we live as though the earth belongs to us or as though we belong to the earth?  Another way to say it, do we view the earth as primarily a resource to harness and use or as a gift put under our stewardship to protect, conserve…

Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul “Sipping and savoring life is and act of worship. Contentment comes as we relish the mercies God pours out in daily life.” The food we eat, the sleep that renews us, work, play, and  celebrating etc-all these gifts call us to praise and worship God.  You may…

Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul We don’t have to change careers and downsize our life to begin to attend to rhythms in our lives.  The author writes about sleeping, eating, seasonal rituals and the Sabbath as examples of established rhythms of rest from daily life. 1.Sleep is necessary and good for us! …

Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul Each moment in our life is sacred and can be savored for what God is doing in it.  “There is a time for everything, a season for every activity under heaven,” says King Solomon in Ecc. 3.   We are given bitter and sweet moments in our lives…

Devotions from Lisa McMinn’s book, The  Contented Soul “Contented souls have learned the art of sipping and savoring – experiencing life slowly with a leisurely mindfulness.”  That is quite a difference from our nonstop culture that seems to drown out quietness and restfulness. You may have noticed how cell phones take people out of the…

Devotions based on Lisa McMinn’s book, The Contented Soul We live in a society that wants a good measure of control over pain, hunger, disease, aging etc. We get frustrated when we encounter something we can’t control. But it is in our pain and things that limit us that we discover how finite we are…