Why is it that we so often look to what is missing in our lives? Why do only want what others have, instead of enjoying what God has given us?
I am abundantly blessed. I just moved into a new house. It's a very cute house, and I'm renting it with a sweet friend, for very little money. My landlord is my church, my commute is short. We have a front porch and brand new windows and appliances. We even have a yard and neighbors--and an attic.
My family is all healthy, and doing well. They're also closeby. My mom and I like to hang out. My dad is still safely trucking around the country. My brother and his wife just had another baby--another boy. I'm an aunt again.
I am employed. I work as the assistant of one of the funniest men I know, who cares about me and how I'm doing, not just how I do my job. I get to help proclaim God's love to dark corners of the world for a living.
And best of all, I know Jesus. I know He has taken all of my hurts and sins and paid the price for me. I know that I can spend eternity with Him.
Pretty great life, right? I need to see all He's done, instead of what I think I need. Because I'm so very often wrong.
About Me
- Hollyberry
- Not a whole lot to say--I'm a redeemed girl who is figuring out life still, and trying to serve God and do what she can for others while discovering what He has next for her.
3 comments:
I guess it is naturaly to see the things we are lacking rather than what we have. I've been challenged recently by God's words to Paul, "My grace is enough, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." I mean, is His grace really enough? Totally, without anything else, without food and clothes and without safty and shelter? Paul lived on grace when he was in prison and in beatings and stonings and shipwrecks, and I with all the blessings that God has given me still don't have enough? Really? What Gives?!
I love that verse...God must know our tendency to always want more, and ask for just one more thing--his Grace grants us all we need in a moment...and comparitively, I seem to need a lot more than our friend Paul...which is a testament to my lack of faith...so I guess the question is if I had more faith, would I have less?--but then it seems we're being blessed because our lack of faith.. I'm confusing myself..
I don't think it is a matter of how much we have, but how content we are with what we have. Paul said he was content in all thing, whether hungry or full, safe or in the storm. I think living in grace means having that sort of abiding trust and being totally content with whatever God gives us.
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