Content but not Satisfied

I am amazed at how many people are simply not happy with their life. (I'm talking about Christians...you know those who are supposed to have life and that more abundantly) I would like to give my two cents worth on this subject...why? you might ask? Well simply because I feel that last couple of months have taught me something. I have found that all I have is TODAY (imagine that...something that Jesus said is really true) All I am promised is the moment in which I am living. Life can change with a phone call, a doctor's visit, or simply a drive to the grocery store. So all you have is right now. We as Christians live in such a vacuum of time that we can't simply enjoy today. We are so concerned with what God has told us about tomorrow, next week, next month, next year...or actually we have no idea when that promise God has given us will come but we are focused on it nonetheless. Now don't go off the deep end on me...I am not saying to give up on the promises of God for your life...they are, according to scripture, Yes and AMEN! What I am suggesting to you is that you simply give that promise to God...and in His time you will have it...Live TODAY! Understand that those things that happen today (good or bad) are preparations for your promise in the future. If you miss today you will not be prepared for tomorrow. In Gen. 24 the servant is going out, at the father's request, to find a bride for His son. Upon coming to a certain place, a young, virgin girl comes out to get some water. The servant had just prayed for this...he asked God to allow the young girl to give him a drink and to also water his camels. What I want you to see is that the young lady, as far as we know, didn't leave her house that morning jumping and dancing, yelling at the top of her lungs about going to meet a man who will bring her into her destiny (although that was God's plan)...no...she was simply doing what she was called to do at that time..GO GET WATER! Not a glamorous job...but it brought her in contact with her future. I want to encourage you today. Maybe you are working in a dead end job (Getting Water) but that dead end job could be your ticket to your future...in fact, if you are a child of God I can promise you that your dead end job is nothing more than a means to an end...don't get discouraged because of it...understand it's role...it was placed there to bring you to your promise. Celebrate it, embrace it...be content (according to Paul, Phil. 4:11) Remember...CONTENT but not SATISFIED!! God Bless!