Content? Discontent? That is the question...

The other day God brought a verse to my mind. I know it was the Holy Spirit bringing it to my mind because I have not read this verse in months. It was Philippians 4:11-13: "Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all thing through Christ which strengtheneth me." I have often read these verse, and back in 2007 - 2008, I thought I truly knew how to live these verses. However, now that things are not going "just right", God showed me I have yet to learn true contentment. I find myself saying things like, "I wish I had....", or "If I had...." and I realized that those are signs of discontentment. I was also reading in my current book and she spoke on Contentment as well. She said, that alot of times we use vs: 14 alone, but it is really "grouped" with these verses on contentment. God knows how hard contenment is for His childern; He knows it can only be done in His strength! So, I prayed to God that day, asking Him to help me learn true contentment and that I am going to need His strength. Now when I find myself saying, "I wish...", Or "If I had..." I stop and pray and ask God to restore strength to me to be content in every situation!