"You see contentment is the one thing it entails, to be content with where I am and getting where I need to be. "

Hello fellow friends,


It is Thursday night, almost Friday. This week has FLOWN by! A lot has happened this week; I turned 24, I started my practicum for my program, I've learned a few Mandarin Chinese phrases, I've smiled a lot, I've had so many people share loving words to me, and as always the Lord has been nothing but good to me. The Lord continues to show his love through my family, friends, and myself. It makes me look forward to each new day and what it might have in store!


Last week the Lord opened my heart to a new insightful area of myself... discontentment. When recalling my life, I can recall many times where I was discontent. Sometimes the discontentments were minor, sometimes they were big. Either way, they have always been apart of my life. I recently read this verse, "To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away." Matthew 25:29 It really opened up my eyes to how discontentment can be a road block to the blessings the Lord has in store for me. Many times the Lord shares with us the promises he has for us. We get so excited and start looking forward to the GREAT things he has promised. So we wait..... and wait.... and wait. You finally begin to question what the Lord has promised. You think, "maybe it was too good to be true" or "I guess he really doesn't care that much for me", but look back at Matthew 25:29. Sometimes we have to cherish and find contentment exactly where the Lord has placed us. The Lord shares with us his promises at times because he wants us to know what he has in store for us, but he also wants us to learn how to be content with what we have. If we become content with little, he will give more. If we begin to look for more, he gives less. 


It is my goal this year to have minimum discontentment and more contentment with my life no matter the circumstances. I'm going to trust God in what he promises to do when we make this kind of commitment.