William B. Barcley > Quotes

“NELSON ROCKEFELLER was once asked, “How much money does it take to make a person happy?” He reportedly answered, “Just a little bit more.”
― William B. Barcley, The Secret of Contentment

“We have no choice whether we face hardship. The choice is whether we glorify God in contentment or dishonor him in bitterness.”
― William B. Barcley, The Secret of Contentment

“I once heard Sandy Willson, pastor of Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, say that 90 percent of those who come for pastoral counseling today seek relief from their suffering. On the other hand, one hundred years ago 90 percent of those seeking pastoral counseling came to get help to serve God in the midst of their suffering. They sought to discover the duty of their present circumstances and to fulfill it.”
― William B. Barcley, The Secret of Contentment

“In the same way, God sometimes turns off the other sources of our pleasure so that we might learn to find all of our delight in him. He must be our desire.”
― William B. Barcley, The Secret of Contentment

“Gregg Easterbrook shows that while life in the Western world has dramatically improved over the last several decades, the level of happiness and contentment has declined. We live in an age of discontent. Ours”
― William B. Barcley, The Secret of Contentment

“a contented spirit demonstrates our submission to the sovereign control of God over our lives. A discontented spirit says, “I’m in control, and I will have what I want.” A contented spirit accepts whatever God gives. It recognizes that God ordains all things and that he is sovereign over the events of our lives—whether in times of plenty and relative ease or in times of want and hardship.”
― William B. Barcley, The Secret of Contentment