Unhappy with the snow and unhappy without it.

The recent snow storm has brought out some good sanctifying from the Lord in my heart.  It is funny to watch people’s comments right now because all opinions of snow are very clear!  The Lord has shown me just how discontent I am through other people’s discontent!  He does that sometimes… I can have a very critical spirit in me, so I very quickly start to pass judgement and then the Lord stops me in my tracks and reminds me of my own heart.

We are never content with what we look like, what we wear, how white our teeth are and if our hair style is in fashion or not. When we are bored, we immediately pull out our phones to either play a game or cruise through facebook to see what everyone else is doing.  We complain because we are too busy and when the weather forces us to slow down, we are frustrated with slowing down.  We wish we had more time to read our bibles, but then the Lord gives us more time and we choose to watch our favorite tv show instead.  We are constantly thinking about our comforts and our desires.  Have you ever wondered how many actual hours we spend thinking about our comforts?  That is a question for another day.

Why are we so discontent?  Well, why are we so discontent with only the things of this world?  Only the things that we are going to leave behind when we see Jesus face to face….

Maybe today is the day to become discontent with the things of this world that have eternal value.  What if we each shoveled our neighbor’s driveways?  What if we prepared an entire home cooked meal and left if for the widow who lives next door? What if we became discontent with how close to the Lord we walk?  What if instead of thinking about our waistline we started thinking about the Savior Who provides the only food that will last?  What if today we said we were only going to spend time in the Word and see where that led….what if we sold our televisions?  Our smartphones?  What if we sold everything that competed with The Voice of the Savior?

When is the last time you went an entire evening without technology and only focusing on the beautiful family that the Lord has blessed you with?  When is the last time you stopped, slowed down and looked up at the stars?  My challenge for today, slow down long enough to see Him: in the face of my little girl, in the sweet love of my husband, in the beautiful white covering on the ground and in the amazing stars He places above me every night.