Contentedness
Memory verses
Memorizing Scripture with your children helps God’s Spirit bring about lasting change. Choose a verse your children can learn in a pre-determined period of time and aim to review the verse at least once every day.
Psalm 34:9 “Fear the Lord, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.”
Psalm 34:10 “The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.”
Psalm 84:11 “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does He withhold from those whose walk is blameless.”
Psalm 107:9 “For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.”
Psalm 111:5 “He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant.”
Proverbs 13:4 “The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.”
Proverbs 14:30 “A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.”
Proverbs 21:26 “All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.”
Luke 12:22 “Then Jesus said to His disciples: ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear.’ ”
1 Corinthians 13:4 “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”
Philippians 4:12-13 “… I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.”
Philippians 4:19 “And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”
1 Timothy 6:8 “But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.”
Hebrews 13:5 “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ ”
James 3:16 “For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.”
1 John 2:16-17 “For everything in the world – the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does – comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.”
- Acceptance
- Adaptability
- Attentiveness
- Christmas
- Compassion
- Confidence
- Consideration
- Contentedness
- Cooperation
- Courage
- Courtesy
- Discernment
- Easter
- Faithfulness
- Forgiveness
- Generosity
- Gentleness
- Gratitude
- Harmony
- Honesty
- Humility
- Joy
- Kindness
- Obedience
- Patience
- Perseverance
- Respect
- Responsibility
- Reverence
- Righteousness
- Self-control
- Thanksgiving
