Delectable Thought

"...The Waiting Place...for people just waiting.        Waiting for a train to go        Or a bus to come, or a plane to go        Or the mail to come, or the rain to go        Or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow        Or waiting around for a Yes or No        Or waiting for their hair to grow.        Everyone is just waiting.   Waiting for the fish to bite   or waiting for wind to fly a kite   or waiting around for Friday night   or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake   or a pot to boil, or a Better Break   or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants   or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.   Everyone is just waiting." Dr. Seuss We are somewhat in the waiting place. Our documents are in Ethiopia. I'm not sure what's happening to them now. I don't know if they are being processed or ...

In Philippians, Paul speaks of contentment and even states that whatever his circumstances, he has learned to be content. Chapter 4, verses 11-13 are quoted often when referring to difficult circumstances. I think if you look back closer to the beginning of chapter four, you'll find a nugget of wisdom and perhaps the answer to truly being content whatever your circumstances. In verse 8 he says, "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things." Now, some might say that there are circumstances in which there is nothing worthy of praise, there is nothing honorable, there is nothing good to think on. But I think if we take this verse and another verse in Colossians then we get an answer to our contentment issue. In the third chapter, second verse, Paul writes, "Set your minds on things that are ab...

Contentment is something most people strive for. Usually we think about contentment when we aren't content. It usually goes something like, "If I only had this... or if I were in this place...or if I wasn't here..." Sound familiar? We may think of contentment as a lofty aspiration and something that only really wealthy or incredibly aged people have. I've met quite a few people who are in their eighth decade and are quite discontent with their lives. They long for the times when their bodies were healthier or their minds were sharper or their families lived nearer. Perhaps it's the longing for things not obtained that produces this lack of contentment. But what if the exact spot we're in in our lives this day is exactly what God intends for us? What if we chose to live in this day instead of looking at this day and deciding that it's not right because we don't have everything we want or desire or wish for. It'll require a chang...