(September) The Secret: A Unit on Contentment

  A 5-Week Spiritual Growth Unit on Contentment (Part of our Crossroads 7th-12th Grade Curriculum) Suggested Calendar: September 1-29 Who doesn’t like a good code-breaker, problem solving, combination-lock puzzle? Sometimes when we read about Biblical principles such as “joy,” “peace,” and “contentment” - the concepts seem like mysteries. Ideas that are far out of reach for the “regular” person. But what if “the secret” to contentment St. Paul spoke about while sitting in a prison cell in Rome wasn’t a secret after all? What if the mystery to maintaining joy in any and every situation did not require a code-breaker cipher? In fact, the Bible teaches us happiness is fleeting, but contentment is a simple choice - a choice to love God and others no matter our circumstances. This month, we will unveil the “secret” of contentment by exploring its common thieves, such as: GREED, INSECURITY, COMPARING, CONTROL FREAKS, and FOMO. This month, we unlock the mystery behind this simple Biblical