Part 1: Contentment Is Not A Feeling...
We can all stand to use a little contentment in our lives. However, most of us seem to get contentment confused with happiness. When we run after happiness we run after things that will make us intensely satisfied at the moment, like going on unnecessary shopping sprees just to sense the power of a credit card between our fingers, or surfing the web for bargains in the wee hours of the morning when we can't fall back to sleep. Or you may go out and purchase the new hybrid utility vehicle you were checking out at the auto dealership a few months ago after you have another rough day at the office. Or maybe as a single person, you are convinced you won't be happy until you find the one true love of your life.
Happiness is elusive in this world. The more we run after the things we believe will make us happy and secure, the more we sense the growing dissatisfaction within our heart. When we attain the things, which we expect will bring us self-fulfillment, we yearn for something more because the feeling passes soon after the achievement. We start to yearn for that additional something that can bring us more happiness, more pleasure, and ultimately even greater happiness.
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| When you find contentment, you will have found your freedom. |
Contentment is not a feeling. It is a way of life...a daily decision to live every moment with gratitude in our heart for everything we have been given. When we walk around with an attitude of gratitude no matter what is going on in our lives, we pronounce that we are enough in every situation. When you are whole you need not run after wrong desires to fill you up. Because nothing or no one on this earth can fill you up and make you complete. I'll say it again, 'nothing or no one on this earth can fill you up and make you complete,' it is up to you. With that being said, the vital ingredient to finding contentment in every moment is by seeking it from the place it originated. It doesn't start with us, it starts with God - our creator. Who do you think formed you and knows your every want and need? God has set a place for Himself in your heart that only He can fill.
You will always feel depleted if you keep looking outside of yourself for the answers.
