Contentment and thankfulness

Yaay.  My computer is back up and running.  Charger problem, thankfully something small and not too expensive, relatively speaking.

God has continued the visits regarding contentment in all circumstances, speaking peace to the things that bother me, the things that get me in turmoil and cause me to cross the line into sin.

Everything....every plan gone awry, every red light,  every spill,  every knot in my day is allowed by my Father.  And therefore, every piece of time and circumstance can be seen as working good in my life.  And through my reading lately that concept has been reinforced again and again.  I am not to see things as problems or annoyances, but to remain at peace no matter what I am faced with, big or small. Wow, I have such a ways to go here!

And excerpt from Ted Dekker's "Outlaw":

(Stephen, the main character of the book is telling his mentor Shaka that a breeze would be nice)

"And this is insane why? Shaka asked.  Stephen lifted his hand and slowly swept it through the hot, still air, aware of the sweat on his brow and chest.   "Because the thought comes from a place of slight discontent with the heaviness of the air."

I know that this passage only speaks of wanting a breeze, but it's the thought of being discontented in even the smallest of ways, not accepting what the Father is allowing for that moment that struck me.  How many circumstance do I allow to dictate my emotional well being when I could remain at peace.

And I have a new daily devotional....which I absolutely love and all week long it's been talking about thankfulness (not a coincidence I am sure LOL), but what popped out at me in all of it was a continual thankfulness for Jesus' peace and presence in my day.  And this has been a wonderfully ongoing God visit for me.  I am actually remembering to do this...God is so good.

All of this is just leading me to the brink of a whole different picture, the picture behind the picture as it were.  There is so much more than what we see.  I don't know if this will make sense to anyone else, I sure hope it does.  I feel like I spend so much time worrying about what it takes to make my "flesh", my emotions, my mind....happy and at peace, but that stuff is surface, there is so much more to everything than keeping my "flesh" fixed.  There is a whole spiritual world that we do not see and everything is connected so much more than we know.  Focusing on the presence and peace and person of Jesus Christ is the way to walk on that water that I've been blogging about...to do the seemingly impossible and improbable, follow the Savior and live that abundant life in the center of His will.  Offering peace to and being content to all the circumstances of my life, being thankful, no matter what, even when it hurts, these are the stepping stones to that place.

Lord, help me to continue this journey, full steam ahead.  I know there will be set backs, but I also know that through You I can do all things.  Lead me to live and move in a new realm, the realm of the Spirit.  Lead me on the water.  Thank You for all things.  Thank You for this moment.