The question reminds me of one I was asked some years ago by a salesperson for my newspaper syndicate. After crossing a milestone in the number of papers carrying my column, I called to thank him for his efforts and then said, "What are we doing next for more sales?" He responded, "Aren't you ever satisfied?" I answered, "I am content, but never satisfied."

I can always do better in my work, as well as be a better person in my inner character and outer relationships. If you're satisfied, you will never grow. The lyric from an old hymn says it best: "I'm pressing on the upward way, new heights I'm scaling everyday." That's true of me and it is true of all people who succeed at what they love to do.

Paul the Apostle wrote, "I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances." (Philippians 4:11) That is true freedom, because contentment has nothing to do with whether one is rich or poor, famous or not. Contentment is about an inner peace that comes with knowing you are rightly related to God and feeling His pleasure.