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What God Says About Comfort And Contentment

Comfort

...God is our refuge and strength, a tested help in times of trouble. And so we need not fear even if the world blows up and the mountains crumble into the sea. Let the oceans roar and foam, let the mountains tremble!
Psalm 46:1-3

...Though I am surrounded by troubles, you will bring me safely through them.
Psalm 138:7

...The Lord is my fort where I can enter and be safe; No one can follow me in and slay me. He is a rugged mountain where I hide; he is my Savior, a rock where none can reach me, and a tower of safety. He is my shield. He is like the strong horn of a mighty fighting bull. All I need to do is cry to him -- oh, praise the Lord -- and I am saved from my enemies!
Psalm 17:2-3

,,,For he has not despised my cries of deep despair; he has not turned and walked away. When I cried to him, he heard and came.
Psalm 22:24

...If they fall it isn't fatal, for the Lord holds them with his hand.
Psalm 37:24

...Give your burdens to the Lord. He will carry them. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
Psalm 55:22

...All who are oppressed may come to  him. He is a refuge for them in their times of trouble.
Psalm 9:8

...Don't be impatient. Wait for the Lord, and he will come and save you Be brave, stouthearted, and courageous. Yes, wait and he will help you.
Psalm 27:14

...The Lord saves the godly! He is their salvation and their refuge when trouble comes. Because they trust him, he helps them and delivers them from the plots of evil men.
Nahum 1:7

...I have told you all this so that you will have peace of heart and mind. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows, but cheer up, for I have overcome the world.
John 11:33

...Come to me and I will give you rest -- all of you who work so hard beneath a heavy yoke.
Matthew 11:28

...You can be sure that the more we undergo sufferings for Christ, the more he will shower us with his comfort and encouragement.
2 Corinthians 1:5

...Let him turn the other cheek to those  who strike him and accept their awful insults, for the Lord will not abandon him forever. Although God give him grief, yet he will show compassion too, according to the greatness of his loving-kindness. For he does not enjoy afflicting men and causing sorrow.
Lamentations 3:30-33

Contentment

...A cheerful heart does good like medicine; but a broken spirit makes one sick.
Proverbs 17:22

...When a man is gloomy, everything seems to go wrong; when he is cheerful, everything seems right.
Proverbs 15:15

...A relaxed attitude lengthens a mans life; jealousy rots it away.
Proverbs 14:30

...Don't envy evil men but continue to reverence the Lord all the time, for surely you have a wonderful future ahead of you. There is hope for you yet.
Proverbs 23:17-18

...DO you want to be truly rich?
You already are if you are happy and good.
1 Timothy 6:6

...Stay away from the love of money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said,"I will never fail nor forsake you."
Hebrews 13:5