HOMESTEADING * HOME
I feel like I’ve been wasting so much time complaining and sulking in my sorrows of, “Why me?” Poor me, my husband lost his job right as we moved into our home and still has not found full time work in 10 months! Poor me, I can’t travel the world like I used to or even buy furniture or decor to go into my new house that I so longingly waited for, for eight years! Why? Well, that’s annoying to hear! So, I’m trying to focus more on the positives and stop complaining and making excuses and asking why I can’t do certain things, because I just don’t have the funds right now.
But...there are so many positives. And the Bible tells us to think upon things that are good and pure and not to complain!
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“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble,
whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely,
whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue
and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.”
Philippians 4:8 NKJV
“Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.”
Colossians 3:2 NKJV
“Do all things without complaining and disputing,”
Philippians 2:14 NKJV
As you can see, I need lots of help. It’s easy to focus on the negative and the current situation. However, God is bigger, and if I ask, He is there to help me get through all this. There’s always going to be something to worry or complain about, but we are told not to worry and to instead be joyful when trials come!
“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,”
James 1:2 NKJV
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things.
Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
Matthew 6:34 NKJV
“Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression,
But a good word makes it glad.”
Proverbs 12:25 NKJV
It is so hard to be joyful in my trials for sure! But our joy is in the Lord.
Therefore, the good news is that I have a house! And there are plenty of free things I can do around it to make it feel more like a home. The garage is still a wreck and so is my closet, but I will be joyful to have these things and get my act together and get organized! I think this is more of a self-help article to myself. Just venting and then realizing how ridiculous I sound makes me want to quit throwing a pity party, read the Word, and get on with living life.
“Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have.
For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.””
Hebrews 13:5 NKJV
He is me, and He is with you.
Amen!