How To Be Perfectly Content Amidst Trials (A Thorn Permanently Imbedded, Plus All-Sufficient Grace) By Phil Johnson (Free MP3)

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. - Matthew 5:10-12 (KJV)

The Art of Divine Contentment by Thomas Watson (8 Free MP3s, Audio Book)

So this is the art of contentment: not to seek to add to our circumstances, but to subtract from our desires. The best way to be rich is not by increasing wealth, but by diminishing our desires. - Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

Patience in Affliction - Hope, Contentment, Joy & God's Love in Trials & Suffering by John Calvin (Free MP3)

To know that nothing hurts the godly, is a matter of comfort; but to be assured that all things which fall out shall co-operate for their good, that their crosses shall be turned into blessings, that showers of affliction water the withering root of their grace and make it flourish more; this may fill their hearts with joy till they run over. - Thomas Watson

Key to the 10 Commandments - On Love, Law & Lust, & Peace, Contentment & Assurance Via Obedience to God's Law (By God's Grace) by W.J. Mencarow (Free MP3)

God takes away the world, that the heart may cleave more to Him in sincerity. - Thomas Watson

The Grace of Contentment By Greg Price (Free MP3)

A contented man, though he is most contented with the least things in the world, yet he is the most dissatisfied man that lives in the world. - Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs (Free Online Book)

Chapters Include: 1. Christian Contentment Described; 2. The Mystery of Contentment; 3. How Christ Teaches Contentment; 4. The Excellence of Contentment; 5. The Evils of a Murmuring Spirit; 6. Aggravations of the Sin of Murmuring; 7. The Excuses of a Discontented Heart; 8. How to Attain Contentment .

[The contented man says] "The Lord knows how to order things better than I". - Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs (Free PDF)

When we grow careless of keeping our souls, then God recovers our taste of good things again by sharp crosses. - Richard Sibbes

Suffering, The Biblical Gift of God By Greg Price (Free MP3)

As the wicked are hurt by the best things, so the godly are bettered by the worst. - William Jenkyn

How to Find Contentment in a World of Discontent By Phil Johnson (Free)

The secret formula of the saints: When I am in the cellar of affliction, I look for the Lord's choicest wines. - Samuel Rutherford

Contentment by William S. Plumer (Free MP3)

The highest honor that God can confer upon his children is the blood-red crown of martyrdom. The jewels of a Christian are his afflictions. The regalia of the kings that God has made, are their troubles, their sorrows, and their griefs. Griefs exalt us, and troubles lift us. - Charles Spurgeon

The Sweet Uses of Adversity, Blessed Affliction Brings Us to The Mercy Seat of God By Charles Spurgeon (Free MP3)

It is the great support and solace of the saints in all the distresses that befall them here, that there is a wise Spirit sitting in all the wheels of motion, and governing the most eccentric creatures and their most pernicious designs to blessed and happy issues. - John Flavel

Godliness With Contentment Is Great Gain By L.R. Shelton, Jr. (Free MP3)

The winter prepares the earth for the spring, so do afflictions sanctified prepare the soul for glory. - Richard Sibbes

God Wants Your Heart On Fire With Love For Him, His Truth, Praise, Worship & Service by Dr. Steven Dilday (Free MP3)

Poverty and affliction take away the fuel that feeds pride. - Richard Sibbes