Be Content

As I read on in Philippians 4, the night before my son's surgery something sticks out to me. In verse 11 Paul tells us, "Not that I speak from want for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstance I am in." How can an Apostle of Jesus Christ say that while he sits in a prison probably starving, thirsty, black and blue from the daily beatings?
That truth has to stick with me this weekend. I have to trust in the sovereign LORD of my life, and my family's life. God is teaching me to rejoice (V. 4), not be anxious (v.6), know HIS peace (v.7), dwell on Him (v.8), be content (v.11), and finally, He will supply all my needs (v.19). What a passage!!!