I've been reflecting on how to live out this statement. It seems to me that discontentment runs rampant in our society. For those who don't "have" what others "have" there is jealousy. "They" have a better house, a better car, a better marriage, better children.... And if you find yourself in the "have" category you are always waiting for it to be snatched away or you're left wondering "What did I do to get myself into this situation, and when are all the pieces going to drop?"
So as I reflect on this, I realize that there is never going to be a "state" where we have just enough and therefore we will be content. There are areas in all of our lives with plenty and there are places in all of our lives with want. So how do we get to the place of contentment, no matter what situation we find ourselves in?
Paul nailed it when he said, "It is THROUGH Christ." Discontentment is rooted in a mistrust of God's heart and it has nothing to do with our situations. The question asked by the serpent, still rings true in our hearts today, "Is God's heart towards us really good, or is He holding out on us?"
When we recognize that God's heart towards us is GOOD we can be content in whatever situation we find ourselves. So when we find ourselves in desperate situations, we don't need to compare ourselves to others, and ask "Why me?" We instead need to stop and look to God. He is available in every situation. Scriptures says in:
Psalm 139
Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn,if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
There is no darkness to God and in every place He is present. Jesus tells us that, "Eternal life is knowing the Father and Jesus Christ whom He has sent." So the beauty of all this, what ties this all together is the presence of Christ in each and every situation. We need to stop "comparing" ourselves to others and asking, "Why me?" or "Why not me?" And instead look to Christ knowing that whether in plenty or in want He is there with us, walking us through and we can experience the eternal life promised for us today. It's not that tomorrow will be better or worse. It's that Christ lives in TODAY.
In Christ,
Jaime
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