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Whew! Who wants to continue reading after that title!? LOL ICKY SICK: Friday, I was sick. Icky sick. I vomited. Worthless all day long and and did not sleep good that night. (had a headache/backache and stuffy/runny nose all night) Bless my daughter's heart, while I lay in bed, she spent at least an hour and a half on the phone with her cousin, cleaning. Yep....they were phone cleaning buddies. They were racing to each clean two rooms in their home. The living room and kitchen looked so nice! I have a friend who is my phone cleaning buddy. Yep....we strap that phone to our heads...and clean while we chat. It must be on my cell phone, though, because I can "headband it" to my head....and I have free mobile to mobile....so, if we have time...we can get a lot done. Come on, admit it, who else has a phone cleaning buddy? I told my girlfriend about my dd and her cousin, and she replied, "Awe, they're mini us"! roflol! Saturday I felt pretty good...a little stuffy, but not bad. I cleaned the bathtub and toilet, and washed the sheets off the bed, and did a load or two of wash. Sunday, I was miserable...stuffy runny all day, and into the night.....took Alka Seltzer cold plus, rubbed vicks on my nose, and sucked a halls while blogging. CONTENTMENT/DISCONTENMENT: That topic has been on my mind for various reasons lately. Our Sunday School Teacher has asked what would we ladies would like to study on. She will do an online Bible study via Youtube. This was MY response that I commented her: "As far as something "I" would be interested in studying....what about contentment/discontentment? Is discontentment a sin? I don't "think" I am discontent, at least not for very long, or too often, or not about big things. I don't dwell on things, ya know? But I was JUST thinking about it as I was reading a family member's blog. A cousin of mine and his wife have regular date nights, and just for 2 seconds I allowed myself to think, "I wish we did that", but that is not who my hubby is. A date night with him would be helping him when he cuts wood. I'm fine with not having date nights. :) I KNOW he loves me. I have to say I am pretty well content, but what causes discontentment in our lives? Is it because in that moment we are "self-focused", not getting what we want, WHEN we want it? What are some of the consequences of discontentment found in the Bible?" ------------------------------------------- I talked to my mom a little about this. Read her blog post here. Now, if my mom can be content, I (and anyone of us) can surely be content, in any situation. (you would have to know her husband) He did not change, not in the ways she would have liked. But GOD changed her heart, and gave her peace. So I was thinking while laying in bed tonight (really last night...look at the time, but you kwim) again about what causes discontentment. I asked the question do we get discontent when we don't get our way, and I guess that is a part of it. But deeper than that is, we are discontent when our needs (or perceived needs) are not being met. (or met to our own carnal satisfaction) Who cares for us? Who clothes us? Who sacrificed his life for ours? Who feeds us? Who knows our worth? Who knows our heart's desires? Who is the Alpha and the Omega? Who is creator of all, and LORD of Lords, KING of Kings? Does HE not know best? I think sometimes in all our discontent, (whining, wishing, tantrum throwing, pouting...etc) we are "stuck in the wilderness" of what ever situation we are unhappy with. If we would all just be still, and know that I He is GOD, and cast all our cares upon him, and let HIM truly deal with the situation in his time, we will be content. Just remember how long the Israelites had to "wander in the wilderness", before they reached "the promised land". We may be in "our wilderness" for awhile......so what are we gonna do? Are we going to decide to be happy any way, or are we going to keep whining, wishing, tantrum throwing, pouting...etc, and maybe perhaps PROLONG our journey to the "promised land?" --------------------------------------------------------------- Okay...so I turned out to be long winded......I will have to continue another day...I really must get some sleep....can't breathe laying down....so I have been at the computer...not to mention that I when I DID go to sleep...my dd was being "icky sick" at 11:30, then again at 1:00. My poor kid. I gave it to her. She asked me to make it go away.....even though she knows I can't. But I did pray for her. You all say one too? I will try to get to my selfishness another day....(note to self-it involves my basic needs being met when a child, and who met them--love, food, shelter, emotional security...) Thanks~ C. Lynn |
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