3/24/2023 0 Comments The bible study book stuckAnd I certainly don’t have to let unhappiness with some things blind me to all the wonderful things in my life God has given me that bring me true joy. I don’t have to let the things that are not perfect cause me to take life itself for granted. Through faith alone, I’ve finally come to realize that even if it seems justified, I don’t have to let discontentment poison my heart and mind. In these moments, it’s easy to lose sight of all of the good things about our lives. When our lives are filled with obligations we “have to” meet, or responsibilities we know we “should” or “must” do, we can feel as if there is no way out and be unhappy about the perception of being stuck. ![]() Or when we’re constantly trying to manipulate things to go our way, control things out of our control, or change people whom we have no power to change. We can feel stuck when it seems we’ve done everything possible to bring about change of some sort - yet nothing seems to ever change. ![]() We can feel stuck when a difficult situation rages into our lives and we don’t like it one bit, yet can’t escape it. When this happens, we can easily get stuck in a negative mindset - not only about life, but possibly about God - both of which open the door for discontentment to settle in. Especially when we feel as if life should be one way, but instead it’s another way entirely, and it may not even be our fault. When life is hard, heartbreaking or even just disappointing, it’s easy to start disliking life altogether. It’s not that I wanted “more,” I just wanted “different.” I found myself feeling stuck in a life I didn’t love and powerless to change it. In fact, I was discontent with everything. Life had not turned out the way I had hoped and planned. “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation …” Philippians 4:12b (NIV)
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