What do Amish people have that we don't have? I'm not talking about the electricity, the running water, the vehicles or the clothing...nope...contentment. They live a life of simplicity and born out of the simplicity is the contentment like no other.
I am sitting here in my family room...all is quiet in the house, the kids are all either sleeping or reading quietly in their rooms. I am sitting on our oversized chair with my dirty feet propped up reading a book...and listening to the pond in the backyard. No...I don't have my ranch with 100 acres. I don't have horses. I don't have lots of room in my house.
What I do have: A beautiful home. An amazing family. A loving husband (no matter how much he drives me crazy, he is awesome!). A gorgeous flower garden. A swingset that makes my kids happy. Food. Clothing. Shelter. For just a few minutes today...I am sitting in complete and utter contentment. I can keep this going if I try hard enough. The worldly things are not what I want. I want God. I want Christ IN ME. I want peace that passes understanding. So right now, I am starting with contentment.
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- Who am I? I am a Christian. I am a mommy. I am a wife. I am a friend. I am a student. I am a goofball. I am a potty trainer. I am a lover of ice cream. I want to be a better person. I want to make the world a better place. I love helping people. I enjoy music. I love singing in the car (because my kids don't make fun of me). I want to learn more about Christ. I want to be a good student...so I can then be a great teacher. I want to make a difference in someone's life. I want to pay it forward. I want people not to have to hurt...but then I know we appreciate our happy's with our hurts. I want to understand the world. I don't want to understand the world. I want to fix everyone's problems...I want to know why I tick the way I tick...then again, sometimes I don't want to know why I tick this way, frightening stuff. I just want to be a LIGHT in this world...I want people to see something different in me...really different and I want them to ask me what it is...and I want to KNOW the answer.
4 comments:
WOW! You sound like me. All I can say is I have been where you are. Some people search a lifetime looking for this sort of happiness. It's a blessing! I LOVE hearing other people speak those words. I'm so happy for you! :-)
OH MY...YES! I LOVE Dave Ramsey. I've listened to him online for years. Keep it up. It takes time to "train" yourself to live below your means. For me, it was just to find hobbies other than shopping but once I had that one down I was on a roll. That's #1. :-)
You are so right. It can be so easy (for me at least) to take things for granted and forget all my true blessings.
This is SO true! Thank you for encouraging us to refocus our hearts on what we DO have and to take on an attitude of gratitude!!
Peace!
(Oh, and we received the book yesterday!! Thank you!)
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