"We shall steer safely through every storm, so long as our heart is right, our intention fervent, our courage steadfast, and our trust fixed on God." - St. Francis De Sales
Recently I’ve been picking up some interesting books at the
library detailing, “CEO success stories”, and “ways to advance your career.” I
often find myself to be very impatient with the way a current job or financial
situation is working out and so I’m constantly looking at ways to improve
myself. When it comes to the impatient feelings, I know that I am not alone. No one is being okay with being mediocre.
What if God wants us to be in this state of dissatisfaction
though? I’m not saying that God takes pleasure in seeing us complain and be
unhappy. We do not have a God who laughs at our shortcomings. I feel that we do
sometimes overlook the idea that God’s will for us at this very moment, is to
stay put with the way our lives are panning out now. God could care less if we
were CEO’s of billion dollar companies or have stellar reputations. God does
care however, about how we use the times that we struggle with being ordinary. When
we feel impatient and wish that things could be better; do we pray for the
grace to accept things the way they are? Or do we grumble and complain?
I think there is
always a great need for us to be grateful for what have. It can be through
these avenues of ordinary living in fact, that we really come to understand the
way God works. God wants us to be patient with Him. God is in control at every
moment and that’s a great comfort that we can give our restlessness to.
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