Contentment

When am I content?

Is it when all is going my way?

Some years ago I was very unhappy,

I wanted to live elsewhere,

go to a different church

and just have a major life change.

I distinctly remember that Still Small Voice

speaking to me that nothing was going to

happen and get better until I was content

where HE had placed me.

This was a hard pill to swallow!

I wanted MY way and I wanted it NOW...

(think 2 year old)!

It was a time of learning and growth,

as I learned to submit to a time

of being patient with a tiny house,

small children, who delighted in messing up the tiny house,

and other circumstances that were out

of my control...Sigh...

that was the problem...

I was not controlling it.

Finally, with God's help I surrendered

my unhappiness in that situation

and lo and behold I find that we have

moved on and are in a better place.

I do know, however, that if I could not

be content, in God's plan, in a tiny house

I would not be content, longterm,

in a larger home.

For our contentment comes not from the

external ,

but from the internal peace that

comes from knowing that in each and every

matter in our lives

we are where we should be if

God is in command.

I still have days when for some crazy reason

I think that I should take it back

and do as I see fit,

but, the beautiful thing about getting older

is that you have those experiences to

look back on and marvel at the

Peace that Passes all Understanding that

only comes from

The Lord...

then I hurry to give it all back to Him

and be content!