Comments or conversations go a little something like this: "I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish a baller, I wish had a girl if I would, I would call her..." realistically they go like this: "If only I was taller, I would be happier..If only I had more money, I would be okay...If only...when I...when this changes..." striving for contentment.
Do you regularly hear in conversations, about how happy people are in with things in their life? I'm not saying that we should be happy with everything, but at what point do we become content...do we base our happiness on material things-what we do have?
This expectation is projected onto others. An expectation for them to be unhappy with current situations because they 'appear' to lack something.
I may get personal...how much I can share, I will be careful- but it's the best way I can put it across.
First of all, is it bad for us to love ourselves? To fit in must I have a level of self-hate. Once I feel FREE to love myself (note its not whether I love myself or not), I will allow others to feel FREE to love themselves, and not expect them to feel discontent but encourage them to be content.
Recently, due to many trials with my hair, it is now in a bob-I don't mind-I like my hair-but I have often found that people expect me not to like my hair. I don't mind people asking me about my hair and so forth but reflecting on why people expect me to dislike my hair - may say a lot of our expectations of beauty...of happiness.
(8) All my single ladies (8) ... lol yes I will reluctantly touch on the subject of relationships. Was singleness Paul's thorn in his side? LOL! NO! There's an expectation for single ladies to be bitter and insecure - for a long time I have wanted to blog (rant) about this. Is a single woman incomplete. On the contrary! God has blessed me with friends who are (they may not say and even know it) Proverbs 31 women! Whose value exceeds rubies! Really 'who is he who can find her?' Though he has not discovered her, does that alter her value? (8) A rose, is still a rose and baby girl you're still a flower (8) ... I'm going to say something that may upset a lot of you .... wait for it ... wait for it ... your singleness is a gift ... and when you're married that relationship will be a gift.
Whatever position you are in, it is a gift - how are you spending it? Bitter or content? Every part of life has treasures waiting to be discovered. Why spend life waiting to be content? Why spend your singleness waiting for someone to complete you...if you are already complete? (are you...continue reading)
...Now hold up, wait a minute! Before you get carried away and think I'm on some feminist ting!-I am not! A relationship is a gift - one day he'll come - but he won't find me waiting for him to complete me ... he'll find me complete. How can I be certain? I'm glad you asked... the moment I've been waiting to share!
I don't LIVE to satisfy myself, for I am already satisfied. I am already complete! Colossians 2:10 says 'I am complete in Him'. Christ in us the hope of glory and the fullness of God is in Christ, therefore the fullness of God dwells in us! We are in need of nothing! Psalm 91 says 'with long life, He will satisfy me'...not long hair, not a big house - long life! Some blogs ago we met the lady at the well who was looking for satisfaction elsewhere until she met the One who supplies living water!
Can't spend life chasing after these material things...chase after the One in whom life is found - Matthew 6 says to seek Him first! And everything else will follow. Those who trust in the Lord will not be put to shame! He has an abundant life for us, stop striving for it... LIVE it!
*Psalm 63*
Be rooted, secure and grounded in love
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