Onward to Upward Living

Focus Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6 This week is all about contentment! Specifically, I want to focus on contentment with our love lives. I’m going to start it off with a post I should’ve published 2 years and 6 months ago. I was single, working in a job and field that I’d always wanted to work in and I was taking some spring courses in college. My prayer life was very active and striving and I had cut off all distractions in my life. It’s funny how prioritizing a few key areas in our lives can significantly change our outlooks and output. Anyways, my mindset was in the right place and all I needed was consistency. Hear my heart then and I will update on this in the next post for this series.

To the anxious analytical thinker: There were times in my life where I would anxiously anticipate when another test or trial would come my way. "Is it gonna be my job, Lord? School? A friend? My love life? What area of my life am I going to experience failure or a let down next? What do I need to watch for??" As I experience normal transitions/seasons in life, I reflect on what I've learned in regards to this and nothing says it better than this: Fear God and obey His commandments (Ecc. 12:13). Simple yet meaty. Don't worry about tomorrow, or what bad can happen. Live in today and do your best to TRUST God in the most practical ways. Do your best to do good and let go of the contolling tendency to anticipate the future or what will happen. Forgive today. Don't gossip today. Say, "good morning" or "thanks so much" today. And trust God. It's amazing how much peace this produces at the end of a day.