Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment - Burroughs - I - Biographical intro and part of Chapter 1

Required reading

Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs (available from Amazon or free on the internet, here for example) - Biographical introduction, Chapter 1: Section I (It is inward).

My notes and thoughts
Nothing in the biographical introduction grabbed me. Maybe it was just me?!?

Today's reading of chapter 1 was basically the introduction to the book with Burroughs picking apart Philippians 4:11 using word studies and giving an outline of where the book will go. His first few chapters will explore what exactly is contentment and today we see that contentment is inward: 'Many, many sit silently, refraining from discontented expressions, yet inwardly they are bursting with discontent.' Therefore achieving contentment is difficult: 'If the attainment of true contentment were as easy as keeping quiet outwardly, it would not need much learning.'

Although we've just tasted the book today, it looks like a good issue to discuss. I hope and pray that book club readers (myself included) will be a little more contented by the end of this title as we put ourselves in Burroughs' hands.

Now it's your turn
Please post your own notes and thoughts in the comments section below.