I wonder if God gets tired of our whining and complaining over every little thing. For some reason, I expect my life to be perfect--according to my perfect plan. And if it is not perfect, I get mad or disappointed or frustrated. If my kids are just being kids, I get annoyed that they are too loud or they are teasing each other too much or...they are SCREAMING...AGAIN!
God wants us to be content. This means I should not always wish for a different season in my life or for my kids to grow out of...or for my husband to... or for my boss to... or for traffic to...or for summer to...or for Christmas to... or for the next vacation to.... This list could go on forever, and each time we wish for something different, we miss out on what God has in this time, place and circumstance. God wants to show His power, presence, and grace right now in the pain, joy, loss, or success.
I don't have to keep fighting against every...single...imperfection in my day. I just told my son this: "Don't make everything a battle." Don't fight against having to wake up early to go to school or work. Don't fight against the things God has placed in your life right now. Just accept them as gifts from God. School is a blessing. Appreciate it. Remember that some kids don't have the ability to go to school. Work is a blessing. Appreciate it. Family is a blessing. Appreciate them.
Stop fighting to try and make your life perfect and without mistake. We cannot make our lives perfect because we are imperfect sinners and we live in a fallen, sinful world. But God is perfect, and He is on our side. Jesus completed the work required to give us peace in this imperfect world.
"Day after day, every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God." (Hebrews 10:11-12).
