Paralytic Passions, Crippling Contentment
Sometimes we forget. The real estate agent forgets the emotion that comes with buying a first home. The doctor forgets the fear that comes along with a diagnosis of cancer. The teacher forgets the internal struggle that comes with falling behind in class. The married forget the overwhelming feeling of loneliness. The parent forgets the idling time of childlessness. According to google, the definition of contentment is a state of satisfaction. With that being said, the definition of discontentment means dissatisfaction of one's circumstance. To be dissatisfied means to have disapproval, disaffection, or vexation. Scripture talks a lot about seeking, expecting, waiting, asking, and hoping. I don't think it means that we are discontent if we are working toward or longing for something different. It's important to evaluate what our desires are and why we desire them, but desires in themselves are not evidence of discontentment or lack of faith. I am sa