The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook. William James This quote really resonates with me, because I’ve been guilty (more than once) of spending a bit too much time focusing on details that don’t really matter all that much. I’ve noticed that over time I’m...
I woke up this morning with a particular person on my mind. It was a person that really surprised me by their actions. I thought of them in a particular way, and slowly came to realize they weren’t that way at all. I slowly realized that I couldn’t trust them, or...
11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed...
A calmer faith – that’s the quiet place within us where we don’t get whiplash every time life tosses us a curve. When we don’t revolt when His plan and ours conflict. Where we relax (verses stew, sweat, and swear) in the midst of an answerless season. Where we...
‘Don’t I have a right to complain? Wild donkeys bray when they find no green grass, and oxen low when they have no food’. Job 6:5 ‘One of the most visible results of a discontented heart comes right out of our mouths. Complaining is a habit we all seem to learn. We...
My most painful experiences have given me my greatest strength and fiber- what I most needed to mature. Through them I was forced to rely on the LORD, deal with reality for what it was, defer reward-in short, quit griping and grow up! The very things I hated have...
Longings. Coming face to face with the fact that there are empty places in our lives that haven’t been filled. Yearnings. Wanting more than we have: more love, more enjoyment, more passion, more hope, more rest. Cravings. The hope of finding something that will...
So…one of the things I have figured out about discontentment is that it has A LOT to do with your perspective. If you choose to focus on what’s not ‘just right’ in your life, then you will ABSOLUTELY remain unsatisfied with where you are. Contentment is described as...
How in the world can I be content in all circumstances? I really don’t believe I can, but I’ll try. I’ll throw my heart into it and ask the Lord for his help. Hardships, losses, inconveniences, interruptions, relinquishments – I could name twenty things I have to...
The biggest place I look for validation is from my mother. That's the little girl in me that will never grow up. Naomi Watts Is there any one person in your life that you find yourself constantly seeking validation from? A parent, sibling, friend, partner, boss,...
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