As I sit here pondering what my first post should be, I realize that I'm cooped up in a small office while the sun is shining and the light breeze is coming in through my window. I wish I could be outside and enjoy the day but instead I'm here, working. I am suddenly realizing that I need to be content in everything I do.
Everything in life is given to us as an opportunity. We can choose to either embrace it or shove it aside as just another occurrence. Here I am, the sun is pouring through my office window, and I am so thankful to God for this gorgeous weather! I can either complain about not being able to be outside, or I can choose to be content and find joy in the fact that I live and work in such a beautiful place. Seeing the good in everything is a challenge for me. I try to be the optimist and look for the good in everything, but when it comes to the trivial things I don't always notice the "joy". How much happier would I be if I noticed the happiness, joy, and beauty in everything? Much happier!
So I take this as a challenge! I will do my best to see the beauty in all my surroundings, and when it doesn't seem so obvious I will search for the beauty. God is in all things and, therefore, I know that beauty is in all things!
I also struggle with this idea of thankfulness in everything. In Psalms it talks about offering the sacrifice of thanksgiving...Thank you for sharing.
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