November 25

Be content with such things as ye have; for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.— Hebrews 13:5.

DO I endeavor to cherish, habitually, a cheerful and contented spirit; and does my contentment spring from a childlike trust in God's providence, and the assurance that all its allotments are ordered in wisdom and goodness? Do I dwell more on the blessings I possess, than on those I have not? Am I rather thankful for what I have, than dissatisfied that I have no more? Is my constant reliance on the promise, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee"?

In whatsoever state I am, I first look up to heaven, and remember that my chief business here is to get there. Then I look abroad on the world, and see how many there are more unhappy than myself. Thus I learn where true happiness is placed, and where all my cares must end, and that I have no cause to repine.

Happiness consists not in possessing much, but in being content with what we possess. He who wants little has always enough.—ZIMMERMAN.

It is the mind that maketh good or ill,

That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor; For some that have abundance at their will,

Have not enough, but want in greatest store; While other that hath little, asks no more, But in that little is both rich and wise; For wisdom is most riches!—SPENCER.