To be content...

...Something that i feel like most of the time comes rather easy for me. i am learning, however that even the rare times when i find myself feeling really disgruntled with life are not ok- maybe natural- but not ok. God is bigger than anything i feel- and HE can make me content. At the same time- contentment is not being ok with the things in my life that are wrong. i should not be content with having a bad attitude toward washing the dishes. it would not be acceptable to notice a sin problem in my life and just be ok with that being part of who i am. I should be motivated to improve the things i can improve- to make my house a house of peace- to be a blessing to my husband and willing to let go of the things i cannot change- like any fault i find in my husband. (Which is a rare thing...But does happen...We are both human) I love the Serenity Prayer. it fits perfectly into this topic: God grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, courage to change the things i can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Amen That is only the beginning of the prayer, but it is the part that touches me most deeply. i feel like, as i prepare for motherhood, i should be preparing my heart as well as my mind for what will be the most challenging and rewarding years of my life- the years of raising a child, when i will truly have to learn to die to self- give up what I want and live for God and choose what is most glorifying to Him.