Journey Day 47

The best part of my journey is the contentment that I feel. If anything starts to stress me out, or make me worry, I think of how much God loves me, and suddenly I am comforted. I see a sunset, or the mountains in the distance and I get a goofy grin on my face, because it feels like those are gifts from God to me. I have never felt such peace, such contentment. When everything around me is going bonkers, I can be still and know that he is God. And it is there in the stillness where God reminds me of who he is. He is strong, he is beautiful, he is loving, and compassionate. But the very best part is that he is mine. In times of need and in times of plenty, my prayer is that contentment will remain the common theme. My desire is to be like Paul, who said in Philippians 4:12-13, "I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty, I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength." To learn the secret of being content in everything, the good and the bad, that is my desire. To look sadness, anger, and loneliness in the face and say, "You have no power here, I have joy and contentment in my savior." After all that is what my journey is all about. Developing a love for my savior that is so deep that nothing can stop it, or hinder it's growth, and reaching a point of contentment that nothing can steal my joy, and the best part is that I feel God bringing me closer to that point each and every single day!