With holidays and social media, it can be hard to stay content… And honestly, it can be hard to practice contentment when others are sharing prayer requests.

In the Bible, we read how this posture of fulfillment or satisfaction is a mark of a believer, but how do we constantly keep our minds focused to be fulfilled and satisfied in Him?

These verses may not be the typical “Practice Contentment” verses, but they’re ones that have encouraged me and made me think more deeply about the attitude and how to practice it. I hope they encourage and challenge you as well.

All verses are from the New American Standard Bible.

Psalm 27:4

One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the Lord
And to meditate in His temple.

Psalm 145:14–16

The Lord supports all who fall,
And raises up all who are bowed down.
The eyes of all look to You,

And You give them their food in due time.
You open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Proverbs 15:15–16

All the days of the needy are bad,
But a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
Than great treasure, and turmoil with the treasure.

Proverbs 30:8–9

Keep deception and lies far from me,
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the food that is my portion,

So that I will not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?”
And that I will not become impoverished and steal,
And profane the name of my God.

Ecclesiastes 5:18–20

Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat, to drink, and enjoy oneself in all one’s labor in which he labors under the sun during the few years of his life which God has given him; for this is his reward.

Furthermore, as for every person to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has also given him the opportunity to enjoy them and to receive his reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God.

For he will not often call to mind the years of his life, because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart.

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words were found and I ate them,
And Your words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart;
For I have been called by Your name,
Lord God of armies.

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Matthew 6:30–33

But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!

Do not worry then, saying, ‘What are we to eat?’ or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear for clothing?’

For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided to you.

Luke 11:13

So if you, despite being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”

Romans 8:5–6

For those who are in accord with the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are in accord with the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace.

1 Timothy 6:17–19

Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.

Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,

storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.