Life always seems to be about waiting. Waiting for the next step of life or the next season to come. The funny thing about waiting is that once we get to the step we wanted, we want another step in life. Seems we as humans are not content in who we are or where we are in life. Let me just say that I struggle with this as a human of the world and as a child of our Abba.
In life there is a lot of uncertainty in every single step of life. God never said it would be easy to follow him. He calls us to live by faith. “For we live by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 Can any of us really say every day we live by faith? No, we usually tell God I am not happy in the step of life you have given me. God, when am I going to be out of this waiting period? I have asked God this all the time, until I got an answer. “If you keep doing this my child, you are going to miss out on the life I have given you now.” It shocked me to the core, just that little sentence from God.
I don’t know about you, but once God gives me an answer about my future…I take off with it. I try to get there as soon as possible so everything is lined up and THEN I am certain I will be content. That is why that little sentence from God hit me so much. If we keep wishing for life, we are going to miss out on the life we already have. When it comes to planning for the future we cannot get ahead of God, for he is the ultimate maker of our plans! "In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps." -Proverbs 16:9
How can I be content in every step of my life?
In Philippians 4:11-12 Paul writes “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” Did you get that….”I can do all of this through him(God) who gives me strength.”
Paul understood this that in every step and every season in his life, he KNEW God was with him. Paul later writes in that chapter that “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19. God would give him what he needed for that step in life.
Those of us who know Paul’s story would probably admire him for being an amazing servant for God, I know I do. Even though Paul was not content in his entire walk with God, he still served! He was still a servant of God and did what God called us to do; help His children to know Him and love Him.
God knows our desires without asking us. “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 Our Abba knows what we want in life, we just have to submit our wants to Him and he will make our paths right with those wants or not. "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6
To be Content in Life: Submit your wants to him; Live by faith knowing he has a better plan for us; serve him through out every season.
All of this is a daily struggle for myself but this is what I aim to do.
In Him
