Oh How Easily I Forget...

Thankfulness & Contentment are like conjoined twins that are unable to survive on their own, they depend on each other to stay alive.  Crazy visual I know, but God knows exactly what I need to understand...

I can't lie, sometimes I think that I can pull one over on God.  Not that I am blatantly trying to "pull the wool over His eyes" but in my mind if I can convince myself and believe that I am content, than surely He, the God of all creation, Who formed me out of nothing, Who sees my heart will see that in fact I am!  Well, the jokes on me! It is impossible to be content without first being thankful.

I had a great conversation with a friend this weekend  just remembering all that the Lord has done in our lives.  All of the situations that seemed impossible at first, all the hurts that He has healed, the times where you look back and cannot figure out for the life of you how you have even made it to where you are now and how you continue to thrive.  I have those.  We all do.  But I forgot.  I forgot where He has brought me out of, how He has always provided everything I need, how He has healed my heart of hurts that at one time I didn't think I could bear.  I forgot how His love for me is unconditional, never being able to deserve it, never receiving what I deserve.  I forgot.  This conversation helped me to remember.  In remembering I can be thankful for His goodness towards me and with thankfulness comes contentment,  knowing and believing that He is for me and He will only give me His best. 

"Now godliness with contentment is great gain." -1 Timothy 6:6