Tis the Season...

To be discontent!

This time of year, brings out the best and the worst of people, in my opinion. Why? Because our focus shifts from stuff that really matters; to stuff we really want. Yes, we are human and have desires, but it just seems that around this time of year; it become magnified!

Being discontent is easy to fall into if we are not in a state of peace. Yes, peace. Peace is not determined off what you have! God gives us peace that surpasses all understanding. What does this mean? Some stuff, some time periods, and life in general will be beyond our comprehension. But if we have peace we won’t be shaken.

Pastor Wesley West says that contentment comes when peace, joy, and satisfaction come together. Which helped me understand my contentment is an attitude or state of being. I can be content whether I have a lot or have nothing at all! I used to become depressed and very mean around this time of year because I was not experiencing what I viewed as happiness. I based my joy, peace, and satisfaction on what was happening to others. I had lost sight of my values, I began to convet the lives of others, and forgot who was in control of my life; God! Discontentment is a sign of selfishness and contentment is fueled by selflessness.

I know it can be hard to NOT become anxious about the things we don’t have but really, really want. But that why Paul tells us to be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be made known unto God”. I LOVE this scripture because it tells me when I become anxious to prayer and have thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is a powerful weapon! It can be used in just about any situation. Being thankful shifts the focus off what isn’t right to what is. Although we want and desire many things; only God can truly satisfy and fill voids.

SO WHAT, if I don’t have a boo to cuddle with during the holidays or money to buy a thousand gifts; I still have peace, joy, and satisfaction with Jesus Christ. Remember, Our contentment in life is fueled by our hearts desire and our hearts desire should be set to please and get to know Jesus on a more personal level.

Remember David and what he said… One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple. (psalms 27:4)

He didn’t say that life wouldn’t get hard or that he would get everything he wanted but he did say that his desire is to know God more and more every day. He knew what could truly satisfy him...And that my friend is contentment.