MARCH 10 - Contentment is the equilibrium between the enjoyment of life now and the anticipation of what is to come. Contentment serves as a guard against desires gone wild. It is the key to unlock you from bondage of unrestrained longing that wells up within your heart and inevitably begins to control your life, making you a slave to what you dont have instead of a fully engaged participant with what you do have. It is the faith-filled belief that what God has bestowed now is worthy of gratitude and appreciation, not merely because it is enough but because it is good. By choosing contentment, youre not getting rid of your desires; youre just demanding that they assume an appropriate, humble position in your life, not bossing you around like a tyrannical dictator forcing you to submit to his ever-growing and ever-changing list of demands. It means you no longer allow your yearnings and aspirations to control you, to rob from you the full use of and gratitude for what youve currently been given, leaving you unable to enjoy this because He hasnt seen fit to give you that. In staying satisfied and content, you actually receive the best of both worlds. You give yourself persmission to enjoy fully the things you have, the person you are, and the life youre currently living while continuing to harbor the dreams that keep you growing and stretching for the future. Its a balance. A holy quilibrium. A genuine gratitude for what the day brings, all the while maintaining a controlled anticipation for what tomorrow may offer.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 11:35:47 +0000