To Be or Not to Be…CONTENT
š„āNot that I speak from [any personal] need, for I have learned to be content [and self-sufficient through Christ, satisfied to the point where I am not disturbed or uneasy] regardless of my circumstances.ā
Philippians 4:11 AMPš„

You ever been through something…a transition of life, a major situation, or simply just had a cluster of thoughts rummaging through your mind all at onceāļø Yeahhhhh…I know you haveā¼ļø Who hasnātš©š¤·š¾āāļø But how did you feel while going through and dealing with these situations, circumstances and shifts/transitionsāļø If youāre anything like me, you despised it with a passionā¼ļø I mean who likes changeāļø Who likes to be inconveniencedāļø NOBODYYYYYā¼ļø
You see, when it comes to God Heās not at all concerned about how you feel and what you thinkā¼ļøš¤·š¾āāļø Whether youāre uncomfortable or feeling uneasy, Godās gonna shape and purge everything not like HIM, up out of YOUā¼ļø The minute you begin to seek God fully for the full sanctification of YOU, your HEART, your SPIRIT and your SOUL…TRUST ME when I tell you Heās going to PURGE YOU and thereās not going to be any form of COMFORT coming out of thatā¼ļø šš¤·š¾āāļøš¤¦š¾āāļø

Every time I cried out to God for Him to purge me and get me back in right standing with HIM, it took everything in me not to scream and tell Him to STOPā¼ļø But what kind of God would He be if He left us how He found usāļø What kind of people are we thatās okay with being off track with Godāļø
Have we become so desensitized to our mess that we refuse to change or even so that we donāt realize the NEED for us to changeāļø
CONTENTMENT: Peaceful Happiness; Satisfaction; STILL (BE STILL AND KNOW THAT HE IS GOD…Psalm46:10)
Paul speaks of being content regardless of whatās thrown our wayā¼ļø Contentment in this case exemplifies being pleased and satisfied with God NO MATTER WHATā¼ļø Granted I know there has been tons of times I have quit and other times when I so desperately wanted to quit and throw in the towel because the going got tough…TOUGHHHHHHHHā¼ļø
At every turn we have to make a conscious decision on whether weāre going to have a sense of PEACE and JOY no matter whatā¼ļø
Are you gonna be okay living for God even if the things you so passionately desires never comes to full MANIFESTATIONāļø Are you gonna be CONTENT in GOD when the money runs dry and you have no idea how the next monthās bills are gonna get paidāļø Are you gonna be CONTENT in GOD when youāre barren and been wanting to have a family of your own for so longāļø No matter whatās thrown your way ARE YOU GONNA REMAIN CONTENT IN GODāļø
Being CONTENT means FOCUSING on GOD at all times and allowing Him to bring everything to fruition in your lifeā¼ļø
I must admit, there have been many times where I was not at all CONTENTā¼ļø Sometimes I find myself going right back into that closet of discontentmentā¼ļøš©š¤¦š¾āāļø
When it comes to me being SINGLE, I get very AGITATED with GOD and ask a million questions and also DOUBT HIS PLANS or PURPOSE concerning ever receiving a POTENTIAL MATEā¼ļø This is one area of my life that I honestly have just said FORGET IT and I DONāT CARE! š¤·š¾āāļø Itās the reality of my thoughts and feelings. Everything else has a way of lining upā¼ļø
My sister/friend once told me (about a month ago) that when I have that attitude of not caring and not believing that God will manifest a mate in my life, that the same attitude will dwindle down into other areas of my lifeā¼ļø
I have a tendency to sometimes try to strong arm God, if you will, when things donāt happen the way I want them too or when things fall completely throughā¼ļø My flesh tends to fully take over when I donāt feel God moving as fast as I would want Himā¼ļø I spoke on that rebellious spirit once before and let me tell you…trying to MANIPULATE God and take matters in your own hands will NEVER allow you to come out VICTORIOUSLYā¼ļø You know what it feels likeāļø Just think on the worse whoopin you ever received as a child and multiply that times tenā¼ļø ššš© Thatās how it feels for me when I decide to defy God and call myself being madā¼ļø What does it proveāļø NOTHING…except you still gone have to wait on GODāS TIMING. It literally just pushes back the blessings that could have been at the next stop signā¼ļø
The single life is far from fun, but I am learning to truly be content in this season of my life!!! Granted you would think I would be even more okay with it being that it has been 10 years, but I am literally getting to the point of my life where I can only embrace this moment and enjoy this moment of being single and just being Me.
I need to learn to be more CONTENT with my life and with God because the longer I WORRY and STRESS about things I canāt CONTROL, the more I allow the enemy a STRONGHOLD in my life!

There will be times when we just are not satisfied with the way that our lives are going and we seek changeā¼ļøDuring that time of seeking change we have to really be ONE with GODā¼ļø When weāre not content AND leave GOD out, we are definitely going to slam face first to the ground.
What to do when feelings of discontentment tries to overtake you:
⦠Pray and Seek God to help you find the central issue that is causing discontentment
⦠Fast to hear more clearly from God
⦠Get around faith-filled people who wonāt allow you to stay in the slumps
⦠Find a hobby to keep your creative spunk
⦠Find seminars and classes to help fine tune your craft
⦠Get up under the WORD…A faith filled church thatās gonna spark your spirit to go harder for God
⦠Start to serve in your local church or in the community
⦠See a therapist
⦠Set realistic goals that will keep you constantly moving forward.
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TO BE OR NOT TO BE…CONTENTā¼ļø Itās totally up to you on how youāre gonna live your life! We can choose to be MISERABLE and REGRET each day or we can have an EXPECTANT and GRATEFUL ATTITUDE, knowing that God is going to make things happenā¼ļø
āWe have to EXPECT God to be for us, in order to have a fully CONTENT lifeā¼ļøā
In other words…Are you TRUSTING GOD or NOTāļø
Choose to praise God and live for Him no matter what situations take place in your life!

Moving out of your comfort zone may hurt a little, but in the end it will be soooo WORTH ITā¼ļø

This is amazing.
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Beautiful!ā¤šāŗ
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