Comments on: Expectations and Contentment http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/ Seeking Wisdom, Washing Dishes Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Linking Encouragement http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-25399 Linking Encouragement Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:20:13 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-25399 [...] This soul searching article by Jen examines Expectations and Contentment. [...] [...] This soul searching article by Jen examines Expectations and Contentment. [...]

]]> By: Mandi http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-694 Mandi Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:06:07 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-694 My post is up and I linked to this one as well - as you said - a very timely topic that we all need reminded of over and over! ( : Warmly, Mandi My post is up and I linked to this one as well – as you said – a very timely topic that we all need reminded of over and over! ( :
Warmly,
Mandi

]]> By: Jen http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-668 Jen Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:44:48 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-668 Just returned from a nice vacation at the Oregon Coast. Florence if you must know. Driftwood Shores. Building sandcastles, flying kites on the beach. Aahh. But my computer is down at home, so I just checked in at our warehouse/office to catch up on TeamMASCOT, and finally get to reply to you all. Mrs. Darling, I loved your post on motherhood, as did the other 30 some people who left you a comment! Fabulous stuff, every young mother should read it. e-Mom, I agree that there are skills a mother should employ to help her in her job, because it can truly be overwhelming. Feel free to send any home management tips my way! Mandi, thanks for your comment! I'll be looking for your contentment post - what a timely topic in our world today; one I need to re-learn daily. There's always a new thing out to remind me that I can't be content until I have it. Qtpies, I find myself needing to dig deeper all the time to figure out the truth of a matter! Sometimes it's buried under layer upon layer of hazy thoughts and unordered life. But how awesome that we are promised that if we seek Him, with all our hearts, we will find Him! Look up Jeremiah 29:12 or 13, the verses right after the promise that God plans to prosper us, not to harm us, plans to give us a hope and a future. Just returned from a nice vacation at the Oregon Coast. Florence if you must know. Driftwood Shores. Building sandcastles, flying kites on the beach. Aahh. But my computer is down at home, so I just checked in at our warehouse/office to catch up on TeamMASCOT, and finally get to reply to you all.

Mrs. Darling, I loved your post on motherhood, as did the other 30 some people who left you a comment! Fabulous stuff, every young mother should read it.

e-Mom, I agree that there are skills a mother should employ to help her in her job, because it can truly be overwhelming. Feel free to send any home management tips my way!

Mandi, thanks for your comment! I’ll be looking for your contentment post – what a timely topic in our world today; one I need to re-learn daily. There’s always a new thing out to remind me that I can’t be content until I have it.

Qtpies, I find myself needing to dig deeper all the time to figure out the truth of a matter! Sometimes it’s buried under layer upon layer of hazy thoughts and unordered life. But how awesome that we are promised that if we seek Him, with all our hearts, we will find Him! Look up Jeremiah 29:12 or 13, the verses right after the promise that God plans to prosper us, not to harm us, plans to give us a hope and a future.

]]> By: Qtpies7 http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-661 Qtpies7 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:09:22 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-661 This is an excellent example! Wow. I struggle, but I'm not sure in what way I am having the problem, I need to dig deeper. But I have struggled in the past with wanting my husband to do more of the work. God doesn't allow me to shirk it onto him, though. Besides, it is God's job to tell Donnie what to do, not mine. This is an excellent example! Wow.
I struggle, but I’m not sure in what way I am having the problem, I need to dig deeper. But I have struggled in the past with wanting my husband to do more of the work. God doesn’t allow me to shirk it onto him, though. Besides, it is God’s job to tell Donnie what to do, not mine.

]]> By: Mandi http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-642 Mandi Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:36:01 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-642 Jen - this is so excellent! We have been learning these lessons lately (stay tuned for a personal testimony of how God is teaching us lessons in contentment in our house on my blog) - I am so excited about this parable - I forgot about it! Thanks so much for this great post! Warmly, Mandi Jen – this is so excellent! We have been learning these lessons lately (stay tuned for a personal testimony of how God is teaching us lessons in contentment in our house on my blog) – I am so excited about this parable – I forgot about it! Thanks so much for this great post!

Warmly,
Mandi

]]> By: e-Mom http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-640 e-Mom Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:39:21 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-640 You've written an interesting perspective on this parable... one of my favorites, and one which so aptly expresses the abundant grace of God. He has done it all for us, and no amount of work on our part can earn us eternal life. His "pay" is the same for all who believe in Him; from the gross sinner to the "saint." What a Savior! As for motherhood, it has been the hardest job in every age. Those who have their husbands' help are truly blessed. Home management, assigning tasks to children, finding affordable outside help, and developing a network of caring women friends are all vital skills a mother must learn. Blessings to you as you go about the very important business of raising children. :~) You’ve written an interesting perspective on this parable… one of my favorites, and one which so aptly expresses the abundant grace of God. He has done it all for us, and no amount of work on our part can earn us eternal life. His “pay” is the same for all who believe in Him; from the gross sinner to the “saint.” What a Savior!

As for motherhood, it has been the hardest job in every age. Those who have their husbands’ help are truly blessed. Home management, assigning tasks to children, finding affordable outside help, and developing a network of caring women friends are all vital skills a mother must learn. Blessings to you as you go about the very important business of raising children. :~)

]]> By: mrs darling http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-639 mrs darling Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:37:08 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-639 This is good stuff. I wrote on motherhood today myself. We have life so good here that we think we deserve everything. Motherhood is not about me; its about sacrifice and self less love. This is good stuff. I wrote on motherhood today myself.
We have life so good here that we think we deserve everything. Motherhood is not about me; its about sacrifice and self less love.

]]> By: Jen http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-631 Jen Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:50:47 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-631 Renae, I need this right now, too! It's always a daily choice to choose contentment. Michael, thank you for your comment - and I agree, the application reaches way, way beyond the limits of what I described here for motherhood. I was thinking about the roots of this discontent, and I kept coming back to the various massive cultural movements of the past century that are all about Me and My Rights in some form or another. <b>Serving one another in love</b> is the opposite of that, and I think that <em>no serving</em> equals <em>no contentment</em>. Renae, I need this right now, too! It’s always a daily choice to choose contentment.

Michael, thank you for your comment – and I agree, the application reaches way, way beyond the limits of what I described here for motherhood. I was thinking about the roots of this discontent, and I kept coming back to the various massive cultural movements of the past century that are all about Me and My Rights in some form or another. Serving one another in love is the opposite of that, and I think that no serving equals no contentment.

]]> By: Michael http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-630 Michael Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:32:47 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-630 Excellent lesson, and applicable to anybody experiencing discontent or jealousy. "Hey, I deserve more!" is all over television advertising, but in reality, we don't deserve anything. Finding contentment in the serving itself leads to contentment. Excellent lesson, and applicable to anybody experiencing discontent or jealousy. “Hey, I deserve more!” is all over television advertising, but in reality, we don’t deserve anything. Finding contentment in the serving itself leads to contentment.

]]> By: Renae http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-626 Renae Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:27:04 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/08/27/expectations-and-contentment/#comment-626 This is so good. It just what I needed to read right now. I will choose contentment and joy for an eternal reward. This is so good. It just what I needed to read right now. I will choose contentment and joy for an eternal reward.

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