{"id":2365,"date":"2021-11-07T07:50:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T15:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/?p=2365"},"modified":"2021-11-07T07:50:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T15:50:17","slug":"i-am-content-an-acrostic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/2021\/i-am-content-an-acrostic\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am Content: an Acrostic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/contentment-bible-acrostic-by-noreen-roth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/contentment-bible-acrostic-by-noreen-roth.jpg\" alt=\"contentment -- a Bible acrostic by Noreen Roth\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/contentment-bible-acrostic-by-noreen-roth.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/contentment-bible-acrostic-by-noreen-roth-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/contentment-bible-acrostic-by-noreen-roth-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/contentment-bible-acrostic-by-noreen-roth-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/contentment-bible-acrostic-by-noreen-roth-668x501.jpg 668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contentment &#8212; those who have it and godliness have gained two great things. How do we become content? (Or is the real question, how do we choose contentment?)<\/p>\n<p>Mom sent me her latest Bible acrostic last week. Now you can see it for yourself. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:90%; margin:2em 0\">\n<span class=\"one-letter\">C<\/span>asting all your care upon Him (1 Peter 5:7).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">O<\/span>ur help is in the name of the Lord (Psalm 124:8). <!--more--><br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">N<\/span>evertheless the foundation of God standeth sure (2 Timothy 2:19).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">T<\/span>he word of the Lord endureth for ever (1 Peter 1:25).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">E<\/span>zra had prepared his heart (Ezra 7:10).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">N<\/span>evertheless I am continually with thee (Psalm 73:23).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">T<\/span>he Lord is my shepherd (Psalm 23:1).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">M<\/span>y God shall supply all your need (Philippians 4:19).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">E<\/span>nter into his gates with thanksgiving (Psalm 100:4).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">N<\/span>ow unto Him that is able to keep you (Jude 24).<br \/>\n<span class=\"one-letter\">T<\/span>here is laid up for me a crown of righteousness (2 Timothy 2:8).\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left:25px; font-size:1.3em; line-spacing:1.5em\">\n&#8220;I am content for this I know,<br \/>\nThou thinkest, Lord, of me!&#8221; &ndash;<a href=\"https:\/\/hymnary.org\/text\/amid_the_trials_which_i_meet\">Mund<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Thank you again, Mom!<\/strong> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>And five of Mom&#8217;s other acrostics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/2020\/coronavirus-reflections-from-the-psalms\/\" title=\"Coronavirus Reflections From the Psalms\">Coronavirus Reflections From the Psalms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/2020\/encouragement-for-dark-distressing-depressing-times\/\" title=\"Encouragement for Dark, Distressing, Depressing Times\">Encouragement for Dark, Distressing, Depressing Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/2020\/our-sovereign-god-an-acrostic\/\" title=\"Our Sovereign God: an Acrostic\">Our Sovereign God: an Acrostic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/2021\/be-steadfast-be-strong-be-steady-be-faithful\/\" title=\"Be Steadfast, Be Strong, Be Steady, Be Faithful\">Be Steadfast, Be Strong, Be Steady, Be Faithful<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/2021\/god-is-faithful-an-acrostic\/\" title=\"God Is Faithful: an Acrostic\">God Is Faithful: an Acrostic<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I encourage you to read the full text of the verses Mom used for her acrostic in this post:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved&#8221;<\/span> (Philippians 4:1).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you&#8221;<\/span> (1 Peter 5:7).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth&#8221;<\/span> (Psalm 124:8).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity&#8221;<\/span> (2 Timothy 2:19).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you&#8221;<\/span> (1 Peter 1:25).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments&#8221;<\/span> (Ezra 7:10).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand&#8221;<\/span> (Psalm 73:23).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want&#8221;<\/span> (Psalm 23:1).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus&#8221;<\/span> (Philippians 4:19).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name&#8221;<\/span> (Psalm 100:4).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy&#8221;<\/span> (Jude 24).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bible\">&#8220;Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel&#8221;<\/span> (2 Timothy 2:8).<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Bible acrostic by Noreen Roth, encouraging contentment in God and His care<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[86],"tags":[96,39,64],"class_list":{"0":"post-2365","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-collage","7":"tag-aspiration","8":"tag-encouragement","9":"tag-peace","10":"h-entry","11":"hentry","12":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/prJBV-C9","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}