Sometimes you just want to do something different. Something that will get noticed. Or, maybe it won’t . Maybe you feel like doing something different and seeing if people even notice. Maybe you do it to reassure yourself you aren’t invisible. Or maybe it’s just for fun?
Maybe you’ve never done that. Do you ever look around and see people that you can imagine have never changed a single thing about their lives for the past 20 years. Makes you feel sad for them. But maybe they are more content than you. Do you think contentment is happiness? Why does that scare you? They probably are different unless you haven’t changed in 20 years either. Maybe they are afraid of change. But maybe they are really happier than you.
People say the only thing you can expect to remain the same is change. It’s always going to come. Often it’s inevitable. Maybe your house is washed away by a hurricane, or collapsed by an earthquake, or carried away by a tornado. That’ll make something change. Are people created to be dynamic in nature? Why does habit bring comfort then? Why do we fear too much routine? Or do we really?
Are we naturally creatures of habit really? Or are we really creatures on the move? Always pursuing, always chasing, always working, always accumulating, always thinking, always eating, always breathing, always speaking.
Seems ironic that we can’t even figure out ourselves sometimes, what is our motive? If we never know our motives, what will become of us? Are there people who never question their own motives? Are there people who always question their motives? Is it better to do it or better not to?
Maybe we were meant to always question, but never fully answer. Perhaps it is part of our endless (by all appearances) pursuit of what we want or need. If you knew everything would contentment come? Or would you be dissatisfied by the lack of pursuit?
Many have said contentment is a state of mind.
~ Frederick Keonig
Psalm 37:7 - Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
Proverbs 16:8 - Better is a little with righteousness,
Than vast revenues without justice.
(http://www.biblegateway.com NKJV)
Till next post.
Your faithful typer,
Yokanchi
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
- Baltasar Gracian
(That's confusing, anyone know what it means?)
Hey if anyone has any good ideas for the layout of my blog I'd really like to change it. Maybe even go to another blog host, I don't know what's good. Any ideas??
3 comments:
This is really interesting! My opinion on contentment is this:
Those that haven't changed in 20 years, yet have the greatest joy in their lives are definitely doing something right. But I believe that we're missing something when we say that they've never changed. I think that change does always come... but I don't think that that happiness depends on where you look, or live, or what job you have... it depends on who you rely on in your life. It depends on your contentment in God's love... I think that this same person that's never changed can have the same joy if his whole life was turned upside down, as long as they still relied upon God's love...
And at the same time, I do believe that God has certain things in mind for our lives... for relationships and job positions and can bring change and joy in our lives with them... but I also believe that He can use any choice we make to bring joy into our lives if we allow Him to...
I guess I'm never satisfied with the Status Quo though... maybe because my "comfort zone" doesn't push me further in my faith with God. It lets me rest where I am, okay with how much I know him. But I'm restless... I want to get to know HIm more everyday, and I want change and troubles to come, because that's when I see God working in my life the most. That's when he's the strongest... when I'm out of my comfort zone.
I guess I don't know what's best... I've been questioning this a lot too... but I think being content in the love of God is a perfect amazing thing... but being content, and being afraid of moving out of the rut you get stuck in is dangerous... but God can somehow still use it!
I wish I understood more about this... how God works and uses all these different situations... but I guess I'll have to keep on asking questions, and have faith that God knows the answers even when I don't... even though that can be so difficult sometimes!
Thanks so much for the comment!
I think maybe you have alot of the answers to your questions, but I still like to hear them, they're good even for people to read them.
Again, I really appreciate hearing your thoughts.
I think it really depends on what God is doing in your life. Contentment can indeed mean happiness but it also mean that you're scared/nervous about moving away from the sameness of everything. I think it just depends. :)
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