Contentment. It's a decision.

On Saturday i made it to my local church for service. And i missed worship and offering but i caught one song. anyhow, the preaching was really good. The speaker usually nos regaña, but he was hilarious, i was caught off guard. But it felt so good to just laugh. From the intro i knew the message was for me. food envy...

I try to sync my lunch hour with my co-worker Whitney cuz i l0ve her. And we always eat out cuz she doesn't like to pack lunch. So when we are ordering i have found that its best if i order what she orders cuz i often come down with the case of the 'food envy.' Its funny we laugh and then i eat half her food or we'll do the olde switcher-woo. Then he talked about the rumble most women have with their closets on Sunday morning...But the Deeper he got into the message the deeper i looked within myself. Its not to say i am envious of everything and everyone around me-no. But what i have really been struggling with is contentment.

Familiar statements:
o when im 21 i'll be happy. if i could just graduate from college. man, i want a boyfriend. i'll be happy after i have kids. I'll be happy after i get my own place. i just want to get a new job.

I believe its humanistic to want more-to want to succeed. There is no problem with that. The problem is the materialistic gimmick society makes us buy into. I find myself wanting more. I want more tops i want more bags. i want the iwant that apple hasn't even come up with. It's an issue. Take fore instance the fact that i really want a hybrid. i have thought about the possibility of trading in my vehicle. My perfectly good Honda accord V6. But then what? ill be up to my shoulders in Rates and interest and the %%% and the $$$. Its gonna creep up on my shoulders and choke me. Thats not easily brushed off.

There's nothing wrong with wanting nice things wanting that new car. Especially if you need it but what about the contentment. Don't covet and don't act with plastic instead of waiting for that blessing God has for you. Cuz you know God wants you to have that new car, that new phone and he has the sweetest deal laid out for you. You don't even need to sign in blood cuz he already has.

Exodus 20:17
Ecclesiastes 5:10; 12
Santiago 4:1
Philippians 4:11

the grass is green right here.