contentment.

"The key to contentment...is actually to know who you are in Christ and to trust God with every aspect of your life, future, and ministry." [Christine Cain]

I needed to hear this today. I think we all do. Especially for those of us who are in college and are unsure about what the next step will be. So many times I find myself planning everything in my life, hoping that all of these wonderful ideas will be fulfilled immediately. This is so far from how God works. When has He ever told us to have free reign and to plan out all the details of our lives? Never. And yet we continue to make our little plans, as if they will all become a reality. I believe that the Lord places passions and desires on our hearts for a reason. Many times, He will put burdens on our hearts so that we will desire the things that He has called us to do. I know that He has done that in my life. There are things I would have never imagined I'd ever enjoy doing, but the Lord gave me these passions and I know that He will provide a way for them to be accomplished...in HIS time.

That's the key to all of this. It's all about timing. His time never seems to be the timeframe I had in mind. Many times He wants us to wait. I know I always want to rush things in my life, but the Lord has had to remind me multiple times to just.............wait. Isaiah 40:13 says, "but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint" (ESV.) 


While in the waiting season, He wants us to be content. Christine Caine makes this clear in her statement. Once we finally become content with where we are and who we are in Christ, it shows that we trust Him with all of the details. Why would He tell us "I know the plans I have for you..." if He didn't mean it? He has every detail planned out and He knows what we need, even more than we ourselves do. We just have to let go, surrender to Him, trust that He will do what He says He will, and find out what our identity is in Him.