For the longest time I have had a problem with being content. I always went looking for more and was never satisfied with what God had given me. Through a lot of soul searching, bible study, and prayer I have become content with life and see things from an entirely different perspective. I know face each day as a gift and not just another day. It is clear to me that each day is a gift that can be gone in a moment. There are many things I am thankful for:
I am thankful that I have the ability to worship God without fear of death or prosecution
I am thankful that we serve a forgiving and merciful God and that He is full of love
I am thankful for having a loving family and amazing friends
I am thankful for my Church family who encourages me daily
I am thankful for my first graders and the lessons they have taught me and continue to teach me
I am thankful for my mentor teacher who takes time out of her day to teach me and who pushes me to be a better person and a better teacher
I am thankful for the doors God has closed for my own good and for the doors He opens for me
God is good all of the time and there is nothing I can not face with him next to me.
I say all of this to say, when life seems like there is no way that it can get better just let go and let god have it and take care of it. God knows what is best for us and knows our every thought and every burden we bear.
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you,not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
1 Peter 5:6-11 6Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, 7casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. 8Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. 10And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. 11To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
