Days of contentment

Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12

     My whole life I have continuously asked God "so what's next for me to do?" I tend to live in the future and past and less in the present time. When God reveals his present plan for me I often get more excited for the next plan rather than being delighted that he has plans for me right now. I anticipate each future moment that is to come and once they happen, I don't embrace them, instead I just look to the next things in life or reminiscence on past memories.
    At the beginning of summer 2016 I attended a training for summer missions and while there, one of the ladies had shared Psalm 90:12 with us and gave me a new perspective of what that meant. She just simply told us to think about how we will choose to number our days that we are given. I knew I was not numbering my days so that a heart of wisdom would be gained. I began to pray that God would teach me how I should be living each day so that I could gain wisdom.
  In Philippians 4:11 Paul says "I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances." This has also been a verse I have been praying since 2016 started. Since I was always looking for what is next or looking back to what had happened, I was never content. I wasn't happy with life, I wasn't joyful, and honestly I was angry that I had to live this life. It was by God's strength that I would continue on and get through each day.
This past week I began to look at my life and where God has placed me and instead of asking God "what's next?" I began to be joyful and so content with the now. I cannot remember the last time I had felt content in where I was. Instead I was always wanting more and not realizing how much I already had. Praise be to God that I can embrace the now. I am choosing to be content in Christ and to live in joyful obedience to Him. How will you choose to number your days?

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