My current state of contentment was hard won. Dying to the angst that was my way of life felt as if I was literally dying. Major surgeries, often with no anesthesia, occurred as my old ways were replaced with new ways.
I encourage others to let go of their expectations of life and people, and expect God to bring about His exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think (see Ephesians3:20). I don't think to tell them the process may feel like dying. My current joy so wonderfully eclipses the misery.
The process is worth it. I let go of those expectations of my spouse, my children, my friends... I proceeded through the disappointment that my hopes may never occur, allowing room for the greater to occur.
Godliness with contentment truly is great gain.
Copyright 2012 Leah Lambert Smith
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