“Love the one you’re with- a lesson in contentment
Man the Lord taught me a huge lesson in contentment this past year.
So in 2012 I bought a Sienna minivan while pregnant with my first son. I traded in the sweet little paid-off red Corolla I bought when I was 17, and totally embraced the mom car life. It was a bit emotional as I had worked so hard to pay that car off and it was the best on gas mileage. But I knew I wanted my baby to be safe.
Meaningless
Until yesterday, this passage in my favorite book (by my favorite author might I add), seemed a bit dismal. I will admit I am by no means a Bible scholar, but rather I have decades of a real, raw relationship with a Creator capable of doing more than we can see or imagine. He knows the hairs on our heads and He suspends the stars in the sky, displaying His Glory. He knit us together before we were born, knowing that we would be born into sin. He gave us Jesus (aka an undeserved second chance) because He loves us unconditionally.
Speak Life
We, as grown-ups, have the unique “ability” to speak death into situations. Before you wriggle your nose up in disagreement, hear me out. Have you ever heard your kid say something like “I never pick fights with my brother” or “I’m the prettiest princess in the whole world” or “I won’t do that ever ever EVER again, mommy.” And we immediately doubt what they’re saying. Because of past experiences with them. our own life’s woes, and our “realistic” adult view of life, we tell them its not the truth, or we water it down for them. Or we even try to explain why that isn’t true by reminding them of the time they hit their brother just five minutes before, or how miss “princess” marked all over herself with permanent marker and then proceeded to stick her tongue out at you with a stink face on.