Defeating Discontentment, Part 1 - Girlfriends in God - March 20, 2020

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March 20, 2020 Defeating Discontentment, Part 1Gwen Smith Today's Truth "The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him." (Lamentations 3:24, ESV) Friend to Friend I am a lot of things, but low maintenance is not necessarily one of them. Straight up, I am a girl with some constant cravings. Though I try to savor life moments with gratitude, I fail all the time. Many days, I find myself looking beyond my now to my next, longing in discontent. I seek God's blessings instead of seeking God. I seek His hand instead of His heart. This frazzles my peace and messes with my joy. It tangles my heart in knots until I begin to dance through my days to the tune of, "I can't get no satisfaction!" Why do we desire God's presents in our lives more than His presence? Isn't that what we do when we stomp our feet before His throne and grumble about all of the things that need fixing instead of praising Him for the strength, He graciously gives us to get through? While we're certainly encouraged by Scripture to make our requests known to the Father (Philippians 4:6), the highest calling on our lives is to love God with all of our hearts, souls, bodies and minds (Matthew 22:37). We can do both, but we are commanded to seek God first: to look to Him as our Ultimate. Our Portion. Asaph wrote Psalm 73 with a lot on his mind. He was flustered about all the bad people around him. He wondered why God wasn't smacking them around for being so wretched and was struggling to keep his eyes on his own life. Sound familiar? Then his woes turned to worship as he entered into the sanctuary of God (v17). His heart began to untangle as he remembered God's sovereignty. In Psalm 73:26, he finally landed in a good place. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. He took a deep breath and found his God-confidence. Oh, how I can relate to that!   CONTINUE READING →

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