Contentment. "A state of happiness and satisfaction" This is what I need. I desperately desire contentment. Contentment in my relationship with Jesus, at home, in my marriage, as a mom, at work. Everywhere. I need to take small issue with the Webster's definition as well; contentment is not happiness. Happiness is external; happiness is evident when everything is going right, happiness can be felt when the sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, the birds are singing. Happiness is the perfect wedding day, walking down the aisle in a beautiful dress, the picture-perfect cake, the smiling guests, the handsome groom. But what about when the sun stops shining, when rain pours down and turns dry ground into floodwaters and swirling mud? What happens when the wedding day is long gone and the handsome groom is getting under your skin? That's when happiness ends. Happiness depends on how things are going and how I feel right now. Con...
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