Why is it, that we are never happy with what we have right this minute?<\/p>\n
When school is out, I’m bored. During the school year, I’m always ready for the next break. Women, in general, seem to struggle with this, I think. My single friends are sure they’re missing out because they aren’t married. My married friends wonder if they missed out on the real fun because they got married. The ones with kids wish they didn’t have them. Those without kids are sure that children are the only thing missing in their lives. We aren’t satisfied with our bodies, our possessions, our husbands\/boyfriends, our hobbies. Not, of course, that we’re dissatisfied with all of these things all the time. But I think that most women struggle here, in at least one area, almost every day. <\/p>\n
It’s an “I’m left out” syndrome, a discontented attitude that says that God is withholding something great from me that he’s given to everyone else. And if we only had that one thing…then we’d be happy, content, satisfied. Then we’d be able to give, serve, love God and others, and on and on and on. And of course, it never happens. There’s always another thing to want, another life-step that we haven’t reached (a second<\/span> child, perhaps). And so instead of being content and joy-filled Christians, our discontent grows until we’re bitter and frustrated and no one wants to be around us (thankfully, it only rarely gets that far!)<\/p>\n This summer, I’ve been thinking a lot about this topic for some reason. I sense it in myself all too often, and it’s hard not to give in to these thought processes. And since, I don’t have anything worth talking about regarding my activities yesterday (I ran errands, cleaned floors, made dinner, etc.), this is what’s come out. <\/p>\n What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Why is it, that we are never happy with what we have right this minute? When school is out, I’m bored. During the school year, I’m always ready for the next break. Women, in general, seem to struggle with this, … Continue reading