A Contented Attitude
Lately I have been getting frustrated and confused about the circumstances I'm in and I have been complaining a lot to God about some of the things that has been going on in my life. Today I was listening to Joyce Meyer speak and her message really convicted me. The title of her message was 'A Contented Attitude'.
God allots to us what He anoints us to handle. God is putting a lot of trust and confidence in me for me to be in this situation. If I'll think of something other than how I fell and what I'd like to do to make my life comfortable, God my use me.
It's not a curse that I'm in the situation that I'm in. I ask God to use me and when he does, I whine and ask him to use me in another way. It is not going to be easy to be the only one doing what is right.
Sometimes, in order to be used by God, you have to stay in there long enough to make a statement. Stay in there long enough and be who you are to let someone believe that it's real. There's an anointing just to be there. You don't have to be always preaching to someone all the time. Just be there and be stable and don't change with every blowing of the wind.
Sometimes God is going to anoint you to just be there, and to be there, and to be there... Just be a blessing and be there but don't compromise. Invest in enough time where they will trust you and respect you. God can use you by just being there. Enjoy the journey
Patience is not a feeling. The word patience means long suffering. Love is patient. Patience is not the ability to wait. It is how you act while you are waiting. Attitude of patience is an attitude of contentment.
It's all about the journey. Be ready today to make the journey with God and just be, and just be and just be. Don't be to worried about yourself and how you feel.
Discontentment dishonors God. Discontentment means to be unhappy, dissatisfied and live in a state of resentment. Discontented people say with their attitude that they are unhappy with what God is doing in their situation and they don't have faith that he is going to change it.
We are alive to Glorify Him! How would you feel that if you had done everything we could to make someone happy and they still feel dissatisfied....?
God is so good to us! He is protecting us, he does so much for us, and He keeps us away from so much that will hurt us that we don't even know of. He is so kind and so forgiving and so merciful. Don't find little nit picky things to be dissatisfied about.
Discontented people resent those who have what they want. When people judge others and criticize others for what they have, it's really because they are unhappy with themselves because they don't have it. If you are believing God for something, before you get it, while you are waiting, God is going to run somebody in front of you that has what you want. If you don't pass your 'be happy for others' test, then you are showing God that you are not ready for yours yet.
When you want something, while you are waiting, God will parade someone in front of you that has what you want, just to see how you handle it.
Don't try to understand everything. Being content doesn't mean that we never want to see change. It simply means that we are refusing to be unhappy with what we have right now. We might as well enjoy our journey and be a blessing to others.
God I trust you. I trust your timing in my life. I believe you have heard my prayer, and I believe that what I'm asking you for is the best thing for me, and that you will give it to me in your timing, in your way, and during that time, I'm happy for those who have it and I'll pray for their happiness.
A couple of days ago I got the 'be happy for others' test. I was led to read the blogs of a certain someone who is the girlfriend of someone I used to date and still have feelings for. As I was reading the blogs that both of them wrote, it became clear to me that they are both in love and happy with their relationship. What made me surprised was my reaction to reading their blogs. Even though they had something I wanted, I was happy that they were happy and I thought their was relationship was cute. Plus, I prayed to bless that relationship if it is God's will to do so. Anyway, tonight, I was led to read today's blog (pretty much right after she typed it) and she wrote that she is single again. It shocked me because I thought their relationship was good and that they were so happy. My heart went out to her because I know the heart breaking feeling and it is the worst feeling in the world. When he broke up with me, I was a broke, majorly screwed up chick for months. Although, now, I think of going through that situation was one of the best things that happened to me. It was the primary reason that made me drawl closer to God to have a real relationship with him. I prayed for her to be strong and to help her survive the heart wrenching pain. I prayed that God would wrap his arms around her and comfort her and heal her like he did me. I prayed that he would do a good work in her and bring her up to a new level like he did me. Even though I know she is hurting right now, it makes me smile because I know God is letting her go through this situation because I know he is going to use her and he has big plans for her life.
God allots to us what He anoints us to handle. God is putting a lot of trust and confidence in me for me to be in this situation. If I'll think of something other than how I fell and what I'd like to do to make my life comfortable, God my use me.
It's not a curse that I'm in the situation that I'm in. I ask God to use me and when he does, I whine and ask him to use me in another way. It is not going to be easy to be the only one doing what is right.
Sometimes, in order to be used by God, you have to stay in there long enough to make a statement. Stay in there long enough and be who you are to let someone believe that it's real. There's an anointing just to be there. You don't have to be always preaching to someone all the time. Just be there and be stable and don't change with every blowing of the wind.
Sometimes God is going to anoint you to just be there, and to be there, and to be there... Just be a blessing and be there but don't compromise. Invest in enough time where they will trust you and respect you. God can use you by just being there. Enjoy the journey
Patience is not a feeling. The word patience means long suffering. Love is patient. Patience is not the ability to wait. It is how you act while you are waiting. Attitude of patience is an attitude of contentment.
It's all about the journey. Be ready today to make the journey with God and just be, and just be and just be. Don't be to worried about yourself and how you feel.
Discontentment dishonors God. Discontentment means to be unhappy, dissatisfied and live in a state of resentment. Discontented people say with their attitude that they are unhappy with what God is doing in their situation and they don't have faith that he is going to change it.
We are alive to Glorify Him! How would you feel that if you had done everything we could to make someone happy and they still feel dissatisfied....?
God is so good to us! He is protecting us, he does so much for us, and He keeps us away from so much that will hurt us that we don't even know of. He is so kind and so forgiving and so merciful. Don't find little nit picky things to be dissatisfied about.
Discontented people resent those who have what they want. When people judge others and criticize others for what they have, it's really because they are unhappy with themselves because they don't have it. If you are believing God for something, before you get it, while you are waiting, God is going to run somebody in front of you that has what you want. If you don't pass your 'be happy for others' test, then you are showing God that you are not ready for yours yet.
When you want something, while you are waiting, God will parade someone in front of you that has what you want, just to see how you handle it.
Don't try to understand everything. Being content doesn't mean that we never want to see change. It simply means that we are refusing to be unhappy with what we have right now. We might as well enjoy our journey and be a blessing to others.
God I trust you. I trust your timing in my life. I believe you have heard my prayer, and I believe that what I'm asking you for is the best thing for me, and that you will give it to me in your timing, in your way, and during that time, I'm happy for those who have it and I'll pray for their happiness.
A couple of days ago I got the 'be happy for others' test. I was led to read the blogs of a certain someone who is the girlfriend of someone I used to date and still have feelings for. As I was reading the blogs that both of them wrote, it became clear to me that they are both in love and happy with their relationship. What made me surprised was my reaction to reading their blogs. Even though they had something I wanted, I was happy that they were happy and I thought their was relationship was cute. Plus, I prayed to bless that relationship if it is God's will to do so. Anyway, tonight, I was led to read today's blog (pretty much right after she typed it) and she wrote that she is single again. It shocked me because I thought their relationship was good and that they were so happy. My heart went out to her because I know the heart breaking feeling and it is the worst feeling in the world. When he broke up with me, I was a broke, majorly screwed up chick for months. Although, now, I think of going through that situation was one of the best things that happened to me. It was the primary reason that made me drawl closer to God to have a real relationship with him. I prayed for her to be strong and to help her survive the heart wrenching pain. I prayed that God would wrap his arms around her and comfort her and heal her like he did me. I prayed that he would do a good work in her and bring her up to a new level like he did me. Even though I know she is hurting right now, it makes me smile because I know God is letting her go through this situation because I know he is going to use her and he has big plans for her life.
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