Friday, March 6, 2009

To be content..

I have been troubled with this lately and on/off in the past. I feel like I am always looking around the corner for something new and excited to come along. In both my personal and professional life. I have often asked Gods help in this situation, but I continue to have these feelings. I wonder what's making me feel like this? I have been blessed with so many wonderful gifts in my life. I have a great husband, a wonderful little boy, great family, friends, work and I still continue to battle over such feelings.

When I was younger, I had an idea of what my life might be like. In that picture, I would be a happy wife (who loved her husband), a mother, and one with a successful career. I look at my life now and I have EXACTLY that!

So I wondered, as human beings, are we just wired to always be thinking and needing more and why the heck do we do this to ourselves? Besides the key fact that sin surrounds us everyday, I think the answer that question remains to be a matter of opinion. People might say they are content, but are they really? Others might have the same battle as me.

Ben constantly talks about Jack like this, "I can't wait till he can walk". (When he just learned to crawl) "I can't wait for him to say his first words" (when he just learned to say, ba ba ba). I am constantly telling him, "Be in the moment of now hunny" "Don't look to the future OR you will miss the very important moments right in front of you!"

In writing this, I definetly need to take my own advice dont I! BE CONTENT with all your blessings Amanda! So many others aren't as fortunate as me, especially in today's economy!

1 comment:

  1. I've been struggling with being content too lately.. one thing i read in the bible this morning that really helped me was .. envy (not being content) comes from not being greatful for what God has blessed you with.

    God has blessed us with so much! we should definitely be greatful to Him and content with our lives.

    and ultimitely not find our happiness in the stuff we have.. but find our happiness in God.

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