Please take a moment to read this wonderful reflection from the book WOMEN ON THE JOURNEY:
Have you ever wished that things were somehow different for you? Have you ever found yourself asking questions like, "HoW come my sister enjoys her job while I don't? I wish I had a different job." or "Why am I lonely while others are being loved?" Or maybe you could have expressed regrets like, "I could have been successful in my career like my best friend"; and many other wishes and longings just like these.
We may find ourselves in this kind of trap. Instead of enjoying what we have and where we are, we constantly whine and complain. We envy what other people have. We think that the world is unfair because others get all the breaks while we sit in a corner, waiting for who-knows-what.
All of us may have felt this way at least once in our lives. while there, in the soles of the discontented soul, many things happen in our hearts. When we constantly look at what others have, we rob ourselves of joy. We fail to recognize that what we have right here and now may actually be enough to make us happy. For instance, we may not have a high-paying-job, but we have the privilege to work with great officemates and a pleasant boss. Or, do women who gave up their careers for their families realize that building a healthy family is a success in itself?
The world will be a happier place if people would just learn how to appreciate what God gives them. So if you're one of those wearing the "discontentment shoes:, I urge you to take them off and never wear them again. Instead of looking at what others have, take inventory of what you have. You may find that what you have is exactly what you need. (Read 1 Timothy 6:6-8)
