Contentment

This summer I have been learning to enjoy the present. Especially as an (overthinking) teen, it's so easy for me to be focused on the future. I've got a million plans and ideas, but I risk not noticing or enjoying what's going on now.

I need to be content with where I'm at without losing my motivation to work toward my future goals. Learning to be content and joyful in the now involves a lot of trust in God. The all-knowing, all-powerful, loving God has given me the present time for a reason. I want to give Him glory by using it wisely and joyfully. Isn't it amazing that God wants us to delight in what he has given us? I want to live rejoicing in the gift that is today.

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