This seems like an overwhelming task, try to learn contentment. The world screams at me that a little is never enough. That bigger is better. And I feel like I'm stuck gasping, breathless, wanting more.
I'm surrounded by hilarious people. And I'm funny. Surrounded by geniuses. And I'm average. Surrounded by musically talented people. And I'm just regaining my voice, too impatient to sit down and learn an instrument. Surrounded by the adventurous, and I'm willing to tentatively step just outside my comfort zone and then excitedly jump back in. I'm surrounded by the humble, and I am so very proud.
It seems like an impossible task, when surrounded by extraordinary people, to be content with just being ordinary.
But I've found something more precious then talent, greater then wisdom, more beautiful then music. I've got God. The guy that created the entire universe, sent his son to live a flawless life and then loved me so much he would watch as nails were hammered through his hands for me. Yea, for me.
You see, the people around me are extraordinary, but my faith is completely extraordinary, extraordinary for a sinner to be completely washed, to be completely loved by the creator of the universe. How crazy is that?? Isn't that something to be content with?
But, how can I learn without being taught, so if you're a Christian, pray that God would teach me to be content with what I've got. Which is massive, bit often feels so little.
I want to be taught to be content with what I've got, even when the world screams to me the opposite.
I want to be content with the creator of the universe willingly going to his death as an act of love for me. That single act of love should make me content, and couple that with the rest of God's love splattered across the pages of the bible, and across the world.
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