Being content with what we have is often very hard. We live in a society where more is always better. Everywhere you turn people are striving to achieve more. More education, more money, more time, more, more, and more! It seems as if the train doesn't stop. Well I have decided to bow out of this rat race. I have made up in my mind that I will not continue to try and achieve more unless Christ leads me by his hand to more. I will not continue to pursue and chase the "American Dream" which in reality is a nightmare. We can see the nightmare unfolding before us at this very moment. There are foreclosures of epic proportions and the unemployment rate is staggering. People are having to downsize and they are losing their minds because of this. The dream that once made our future seem pleasant has now made our days hard and cold. To find a person smiling now is far and in between. It seems as if everyone is on edge and it will take only one more thing to make them finally explode.
This life is not hard but it can be made hard if we are constantly in a race to the top. This life was not meant to be competitive, it was meant to be lived simply and gracefully. We have filled this life with heartache and pain by our own actions and discontentment. Our lives are to be full of joy and peace, but instead we are being destroyed because of our lack of understanding. I pray that you all will bow out of this rat race and learn to slow yourselves down. Enjoy where you are in your life and don't strive so hard for more that you miss out on the many blessings that you have in front of you.
Learn to be content with what you have and life will become more fulfilling and peaceful. Choose today to be thankful and you are on your way to the greatest life ever lived!
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