Attitude of Contentment

Contentment... Two areas of struggle:

Life Circumstances:
We always seem to know what is best for us.  Losing full control can be a big struggle.  When life takes an unexpected turn, it can be difficult to find joy in it.  After all, it wasn't in our plan! .... Oh, wait, we're supposed to be in God's plan!


Material things:
With everything this life in America has to offer, and with all the mixed messages media and entertainment sends us, it is SOOOO HARD not to have the attitude of 'I want'.


One thing I have realized is that, for me, the first struggle is much easier to take hold of and turn over to God.  The latter is an area where my trust in God is clouded and my need for Him is not easily seen when I allow myself to be ungrateful for what I already have.  It is a much sneakier battle that Satan loves to use!  Little things weave their way in and before I know it, I'm unhappy about things that are huge blessings - things that I'm usually so thankful for.  The gift of salvation alone is marvelous!  Nothing could be better!  I should never be ungrateful for anything.

Periods of struggle are very good for us!  They're hard, but they are what grow us the most!  I never want to be in the place where I feel like I don't need to be in the Word.  I never want to feel like my life is fine without God.  When things go wrong (according to my plan) I MUST seek out HIS will in the situation!  Concentrating on serving the Lord right where I am and with whatever I've been given is a necessity.  .

When I find myself with the attitude of being ungrateful, nothing helps more than when I open my Bible and dig in.  Then if I seek out a way that I can serve someone else, it completes the task.  These are two awesome things to adjust my heart issues!  There is no bigger blessing than blessing someone else.