Habakkuk 3:1718 – 17 Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls,18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
I desire to live by God’s grace each and every day of my life. Yet so often, circumstances dictate my joy. God is faithful and He always brings me back around to a right understanding of His provision and to a contentment and joy in Him but I wish that it wouldn’t take me so long to remember that my joy isn’t rooted in my circumstances. That isn’t to say that I shouldn’t be upset or hurt when it is time to be upset or hurt. That also isn’t to say that I shouldn’t be happy or enjoy other blessings in life that God gives me. It is to say that my foundation for happiness and joy should always be in the Rock of my faith, Jesus Christ. Nothing can separate me from the love of God in Christ Jesus. If God should decide to take from me all of my earthly blessings, as He did with Job, would I still worship Him? He would still deserve it. My prayer for us all is that we would all learn the discipline of godly contentment. I pray that we would all learn to rejoice and trust in Him as our supreme joy and delight through hardships and in times of plenty. God isn’t good because our circumstances are favorable in our eyes, God is good because that is who He is and all of our circumstances remind us of that. Something to think about…
Am I constantly yearning for better circumstances or am I finding contentment where God has me today?