1 Cor 12:15 If the foot would say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
Discontent seems an unavoidable part of the human existence, and I believe we were created that way for a divine purpose. That part of ourselves that is discontent with our circumstances is God’s way of ensuring that we realize how much we need Him. We were intended to be discontent because we are incomplete. That discontentment was intended to send us seeking Him. But the world wants us to believe that our discontent is because we don’t have something material. The world wants us to search for things instead of a relationship with our Savior.
1 Cor 12:16 And if the ear would say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
God endowed us each with specific strengths and gifts to serve a specific purpose for Him. The trials that we have been through prepare us for the role He has for us. Every job can be done with dignity. But humans are fickle creatures, and it is easy for us to become discontent, especially if we feel our role isn’t enough—big enough, good enough, important enough. We aren’t wired for contentment, but God wants us to seek Him, not the things of this world.
1 Cor 12:17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?
Lord, Thank You for this day and for Your presence with me this morning. I am guilty of feeling the discontent intended to bring me closer to You and seeking the things of this world instead. I am guilty of feeling the discontent and thinking that I need to do something else instead of drawing closer to You. Thank You for loving me through my discontent. Help me to make my home in You, to seek contentment in You only. Help me to be Your hands and feet. Draw me closer. Amen.
1 Cor 12:18 But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as He chose.
Have a blessed day.
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