Contentment
What a magnificent word contentment is. More importantly, what a magnificent feeling contentment is. Contentment is different for every man,
woman, and child on the face of the earth. My six year old son has an idea of contentment that involves me being off work for extended periods of time and him putting 3 episodes of Power Rangers a day into our DVR. My two year old son is content watching Elmo and writing the letter W on his Magna Doodle.
My idea of contentment is to just be happy with what the Lord has provided to me. This is sometimes a hard concept to grasp because it requires a realization that I have been blessed. I was disappointed a couple of weeks ago because I couldn't afford the eight pound box of cheesesticks at Sam's Club and I began to feel sorry for myself and my idea to buy everything with cash only. I arrived home from the store and as I was loading my second refrigerator with food, I came to the realization that mozzerella sticks or no, I was truly blessed.
A fine line exists between contentment and settling. To find out the difference will make me very successful in all that I do.
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A Personal Finance Blog. “In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.” Proverbs 21:20
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A Personal Finance Blog. “In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.” Proverbs 21:20
1 comment:
Good point...there's definitely a very fine line between contentment and settling...I personally don't think it's wrong to want a better life than our parents had (even if our parents had a pretty good one too)...the danger is when we let society tell us what we need...we can control our wants, but we can't let the "man" tell us what we really need...
Here's my two cents on why things are the way they are...the change in what is supposed to be the American dream...the American dream has historically meant achieving the middle class lifestyle with one income, and I believe it is still possible in many cases if we choose to work hard and control our unneccesary spending...but society has influenced us to rearrange our most important priorities...we are taught to spend now and pay later...we are taught to live beyond our means...some are driving vehicles that are like mortgage payments to others...look around Mahoning & Trumbull County at the huge new homes being built...these people can't all be doctors or CEOs...where do they work?...how can they possibly afford their $3000/month mortgages?...I think they just live beyond their means, spiraling themselves into a sea of never-ending debt.
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