Content

Content -- noun - Having substance and measurable.  That which fills a particular spatial area. 

I must provide definable, measurable, and quantifiable value for everything I do, everything I say, and every interaction I have with others.  The world constantly screaming in our ears that we should be making the most of our lives and making sure we don’t fritter away the final hours of each day.  Life has a way of assigning a series of lists and check boxes to every day, and then lying awake at night figuring out how to check more boxes and make more lists the following day.  That is how I feel life has become for me to a degree, and that if I don’t make my quota of meetings, errands and completed chores then my life will have been nothing but a waste.  Nothing I've ever done is enough and my lists of lists are never complete, only growing.

But, I’ve been accumulating too many books that need reading. I’ve driven by too many wooded trails that need exploring.  I’ve spent too much time scrolling the News Feed making sure I didn’t miss anything the rest of the world is doing. I’ve been too busy making sure I check-in at every gas station and Starbucks I frequent.  I’ve spent too much time thinking about what to say than I do wondering if I have anything worth saying.  I’ve expressed too many opinions aloud rather than leaving too many words best left unsaid: criticism, complaining, arguing, and disregarding.  I want to spend more time loving others, helping others, and loving the Creator that has given me the opportunity to love.

Content -- verb - to realize that wherever you are, regardless of how much you have or don’t have, you have enough.  To be joyful with God’s provision in your life.