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You shall not covet your neighbor’s house, your neighbor’s wife, or
his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his donkey, or
anything that is your neighbor’s. —Exodus 20:17
How do you feel about your life? Do you like it, love it, and enjoy
it, or do you hate it and wish you had a different one than you have?
Do you look at other people and their lives and wish you were them and
had their lives? Do you want to look the way they look, own what they
own, have their career or their family? Or are you happy with the life
God has given you?
In the Bible, wanting what others have is called coveting, and it is
forbidden by God. He even included it in the Ten Commandments. You are
never going to have anyone else’s life, so wanting it is a waste of
time. You won’t look like them, either, so learn to do the best you
can with what you have to work with.
I have adopted a new phrase lately, and it is helping me to deal with
reality and not waste my time being upset about things I cannot do
anything about. I have been saying, “It is what it is!†Somehow, that
is a reality check for me, and I quickly realize I need to deal with
things the way they are, not the way I wish they were.
Nobody has a perfect life, and it is entirely possible that if you
want someone else’s life, they are busy wanting someone else’s, too;
perhaps they even want your life. Unknown people want to be movie
stars, and movie stars want privacy. The regular employee wants to be
the boss, and the boss wishes he did not have so much responsibility.
A single woman wants to be married, and sometimes a married woman
wishes she were single. Contentment with life is not a feeling, but it
is a decision we must make. Contentment does not mean that we never
want to see change or improvement, but it does mean we can be happy
where we are and will do the best we can with what we have. It also
means we will maintain an attitude that allows us to enjoy the gift of
life.
Trust in Him: If God wants you to have what someone else has, you can
trust Him to bring it to you, but first you must be happy with what
you have and do the best you can with it.
Do Your Best with What You Have
by Joyce Meyer - posted January 01, 2013
his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his donkey, or
anything that is your neighbor’s. —Exodus 20:17
How do you feel about your life? Do you like it, love it, and enjoy
it, or do you hate it and wish you had a different one than you have?
Do you look at other people and their lives and wish you were them and
had their lives? Do you want to look the way they look, own what they
own, have their career or their family? Or are you happy with the life
God has given you?
In the Bible, wanting what others have is called coveting, and it is
forbidden by God. He even included it in the Ten Commandments. You are
never going to have anyone else’s life, so wanting it is a waste of
time. You won’t look like them, either, so learn to do the best you
can with what you have to work with.
I have adopted a new phrase lately, and it is helping me to deal with
reality and not waste my time being upset about things I cannot do
anything about. I have been saying, “It is what it is!†Somehow, that
is a reality check for me, and I quickly realize I need to deal with
things the way they are, not the way I wish they were.
Nobody has a perfect life, and it is entirely possible that if you
want someone else’s life, they are busy wanting someone else’s, too;
perhaps they even want your life. Unknown people want to be movie
stars, and movie stars want privacy. The regular employee wants to be
the boss, and the boss wishes he did not have so much responsibility.
A single woman wants to be married, and sometimes a married woman
wishes she were single. Contentment with life is not a feeling, but it
is a decision we must make. Contentment does not mean that we never
want to see change or improvement, but it does mean we can be happy
where we are and will do the best we can with what we have. It also
means we will maintain an attitude that allows us to enjoy the gift of
life.
Trust in Him: If God wants you to have what someone else has, you can
trust Him to bring it to you, but first you must be happy with what
you have and do the best you can with it.
Do Your Best with What You Have
by Joyce Meyer - posted January 01, 2013