Why are we as humans never satisfied? Why can we not find contentment in the everyday life? Have you ever just wondered why God allowed our flesh to struggle with this? I have spent a lot of time thinking about this lately.
As children we always want more, want to be first, want to see what is happening. We can never just sit and wait. Even as adults we want to pass the driver in front of us, we want the shortest line at the store. And so the saga continues. On and on and on. Day after day. Week after week. Year after year. It has been the same for generations, it never changes.
It seems to me that this is a universal struggle and yet is such a silly one. For those of us fortunate to live in America and have a home and food. Why are we not content? What more do we expect? What more can we ask for? And why does it always have to be different?
As I walked through the store this week I found myself looking at the shelves, no, I mean really looking. I was in a newer Wal-Mart and it was a huge thing! And the shelves were FULL! Of all different kinds of food and snacks. And yet we complain about not being able to find something we came after, or how expensive everything is. There are people that have never even been to a store. That is a fact that is hard to wrap your mind around isn’t it.
In my own life I find that on days when I get to stay home I don’t want to be there and I am wishing to go out and about. But on days and weeks that I am busy, I long to stay home and grow weary of all the running. Why can I not just be content? I long to be, really I do. But I struggle so much with this.
I long to be able to utter the words of Paul in
i absolutely love this post. It really resonates with me and I can completely relate. Thanks for the encouragement in our daily walk with our Savior!
and, congratulations on winning the Diaper Shops giveaway! I’m so happy for you!