Contentment

Check out all of YMI’s content pieces tagged under Contentment. We hope you’d benefit from the written and visual content we have under this topic: Contentment.

Posts

A boy is blowing a lots of balloon

Joy on the Rise

/
Happiness is . . . a tummyful of hotpot. An inside joke with friends. An unexpected bonus. The rush of a deadline met. It isn’t wrong to strive for happiness—but happiness is anchored on “outside” things we can’t control.

What If I Never Get My Dream Job?

/
If we rewind to my high school years, my dream was to be a military pilot. It was a dream planted in me by my father. He wasn’t a pilot or even in the military, but we shared so many common interests, and watching planes was one of them.

4 Ways to Reignite Joy When Life Feels Disappointing

/
“Sian . . . I had to cancel my travel plans.” That is probably one of the most frequent complaints I’ve heard from both friends and even myself in light of the COVID-19 situation. While a cancelled holiday is a first-world problem that I’m not proud to be fussing over, especially when many others are struggling to stay afloat, I had been looking forward to a nice holiday after months of working hard, and that disappointment in seeing my plans fall apart is real.
Girl fifth wheeling - to the girl without a boyfriend

To the Girl Without A Boyfriend

/
To my 25-year-old self, It’s now been three years since you questioned why God wouldn’t give you a boyfriend. Believe it or not, I’m now the girl you envy: the one with the boyfriend.
Woman with nonexistent family - being single in my 30s.

3 Things I've Learned As a Single in My 30s

/
Now that I’ve hit my 30s, the reality that I might remain single for the rest of my life, and that life would more or less remain status quo looms over me with each passing year. On a larger scale, this journey of singleness has taught me three important things about God’s provision and purpose for my life.
Pondering Money - 5 steps to handling money well

5 Steps to Handling Money Well

/
Money. Practically speaking, we need it to live. We use it to get food, clothes. . . to secure a place to live. To some extent, it influences nearly every decision we make every day. How can Christians keep something so pervasive from becoming an unhealthy, idolized presence in our lives?

When Pursuing My Spiritual Gift Became My Idol

/
I used to wonder what my spiritual gift was. I thought it was ushering because someone suggested I help out as an usher. Then one day, our pastor showed us a movie titled War Room. The main character was a faithful and God-loving woman who wrote down her prayers in a prayer closet and prayed about them daily.
Open Bible next to a table full of money

I Found Contentment In My Financial Limitation

/
One Sunday at church, my five-year-old niece and her family sat in the row in front of me. All of a sudden, she turned back and asked me innocently, "Aunty Agnes, how did you come to church today?"

I've Arrived. Now What?

/
It’s been a year since I graduated college, and so much has happened already! I've been blessed with a fun and challenging job in my field of study.