1Timothy 6:6
But Godliness with contentment is great gain.
Content (To Be) Contentment:
To be content with what you have, could also mean to be self-sufficient, needing no assistance or adequate.
One of Gods lessons for us in life: Contentment.  How do we find Contentment or learn to be content? We must make that choice.  To be content is not always easy, but we must learn how to be happy with the things God has given us, instead of those things which he has not.
There are many examples in the bible you can look to on Contentment: Ruth who left her people to do the will of God is one of my favorite examples.
Ruth 1:16: Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go and where thou lodges’ I will lodge: thy people shall be my people and thy God my God.
How is that an example of contentment? She was content to do Gods will and knew where her help was.     
Jesus our savior is another example.  By bearing the cross of our sins, he had to be content.
Matthew 26: 38
Then he said unto them, my soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here and watch with me. And he went a little farther and fell on his face and prayed saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: but never the less not as I will, but as thou wilt.
If God never gave you what you wanted out of life could you still be content?

There is a time for everything. The Ecclesiastes writer explains this to us.

Ecclesiastes 3:8  A time to love…

The time to love, is NOW.

Quality Time

The one that understands love though the language of “Quality Time” desires more than just being in the same general space. They want to be together focused on something that is enjoyed with full attention. In a book our class is studying, "The five Love Languages" the author Dr Chapman reiterates, " A central aspect of quality time is togetherness. I do not mean proximity…Togetherness has to do with focused attention." But on the other hand, quality time is not gazing into each there’s eyes for hours on end, it is doing or discussing something of importance.

Like with all other languages, quality time has different dialects: quality conversation and quality activities.

Quality conversation or “sympathetic dialog” focuses on drawing each other out and listening to what is being said with out interrupting or voicing your opinion, unless requested. It can be about ones day, or other topics that are of interest to you. But during the conversation, either partner can’t be doing something else, that would not be considered quality time. Our focus needs to be on one another and not other tasks at hand.

Quality activities usually have a task involved that is enjoyed by one or both parties, but that is done in love. This dialect can be spoken through cleaning the car, taking a walk, or building a bookshelf, always together. Again there is an emphasis on being focused on each other, more than the task at hand. You goal is to your loved one that you love them.

Love is a CHOICE. We have to choose to love.

This allows us to decide how we are going to treat those around us that we profess to love.

When we are wronged we have a choice, to get even or to forgive.

Love makes requests not demands. When you make a request you give someone an opportunity to choose to express their love when they perform your request. When you demand, the deed is done out of duty and not love.

Words of Affirmation

All throughout the Bible, we are admonished to consider our words. Proverbs 18:21 reads, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” What we say and how we say it can greatly affect our relationships.

To someone that has the love language of “word of affirmation” words are the most important thing. Not only just the words that are spoken but how we say them.

Affirmation – to assert strongly, declare, announce openly, state as a fact

If you know someone that understands love through the language of “Words of Affirmation”, affirming words can be spoken in different manners. They can be said to your loved one or they can be spoken to others about that loved one when your loved one is present and when they aren’t.

Look around you; do some of your loved ones speak the language of “Words of affirmation”? Have you loved them today?

It is a natural desire in each and every one of us, to want to love and be loved. However many today are in relationships in which true love is lacking. This often is the cause for much of the heartache and endless searching that we see around us.

John 13:34-35

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

God commands us to love one another. In order for us to communicate our love one to another we need to know and understand how they understand love. When we take the time to learn how others receive love, we get to a deeper level of communication and relationship with them. Learning the "Love Language" of those we choose to love will help us to effectively communicate our love to them. However, if we don’t make that effort we can attempt to show them love that they cannot understand.

Love is a choice.

We have the example of Christ, choosing to show his love to us by dying on the cross and rising again for our sins. He didn’t have to go through with God’s plan, and how different our lives would be today, but he made the choice, he said "Not my will, but thine."

We can choose to love those around us. And in making this choice, we make the commitment to learn how they receive love, to learn their love language, so that our love is communicated effectively.

Building Confidence In Our Salvation

Souls everywhere are crying for help, for victory, for comfort, for relief. Are we in the proper mind set to address the needs of the people around us? What can we draw from, in witnessing to souls in need, that expresses confidence in our experience with God & can encourage souls that Christ can make a difference in their lives?

Perhaps the easiest way to connect with someone in need is through personal experience. "This has happened to me before. Here is how I dealt with it. This is what got me through." II Timothy 1:12 "For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day." Are we persuaded that He is able? We must be confident in the One whom we believe, and in sharing how God has personally given you victory can give others hope that He can do the same in their lives.

Discouragement – the fact, state or feeling of being discouraged

Discourage – to deprive of courage, make less confident or hopeful, dishearten; to advise or persuade (a person) to refrain; to prevent or try to prevent by disapproving or raising objections or obstacles.

We all go through discouragement from time to time. We can easily be over taken by the spirit of discouragement; it can seem overwhelming and that there is no way out. However, we serve a God that is mightier than discouragement.

When we are going through discouraging times, there are some things that we can do to help lift the weight.

“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils.  Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron.” – 1st Timothy 4:1-2

How often do we get caught up in the things, the people, the places, the gossip or maybe our own lives? The bible says there are seducing spirits and that means everywhere we go which is to say that we have to gird our minds, strengthen our hearts and be prepared for anything.  Ask yourself the question:  Are you so distracted that you’ve forgotten God? Step back to examine your life: where are you?  It would be easy to say “God doesn’t expect me to do this…or I shouldn’t have to…”  But does he?

If you’ve been drawn away, or maybe you’re struggling then we need to go before God where we know our needs will be met!  If we don’t go before God then spiritually we will die.

“…I fear, lest by any means as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” – 2nd Corinthians 11:2

The attitude of prayer,

    Humility, respect, love, praise, meekness...these are all just some of the things that make up the attitude we should have when going before God in prayer.  Obviously we can't just go to God and say, "Okay God so here's your to-do list for today so get busy please."  It does not work that way.  First of all, think about whom we're talking to here; we’re talking to the one true GOD, the creator of all things, the all-seeing eye, and the forgiver of sins!  I think anyone who recognizes that, and are in their right mind, would not be handing out a to-do list.  Humility and meekness will not produce such a thing.  In Matthew 6: 9-13 God gives his disciples an example of the attitude we should have in going to prayer. 
Mat 6:9  After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Mat 6:10  Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Mat 6:11  Give us this day our daily bread.
Mat 6:12  And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Mat 6:13  And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Conditions for Successful Prayer

Humility is a necessity in order for our prayers to be heard and answered.

2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

We need to come to God with our whole heart.

Jeremiah 29:11-13 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Faith needs to be the motivating force of our prayer.

Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

We need to be clear before God for our prayers to reach him.

Matthew 5:23-24 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

It is essential that we go to God with the proper adoration and respect.

Luke 11:2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

Each of these conditions must be met for God to move in his way, which is always for the best.