Few people find what they are looking for it seems. No matter what they get (or you and I get in the end) in life, there seems to be a human trait that simply always yearns for that which I think I don't yet have. Bono sang it precisely, " . . . I still haven't found, what I am looking for . . . " And I would argue that he can't even tell you what it is, even when and if he thinks he got it.
One of the key aspects of maturing trust in God is addressing this issue. Contentment. Few arrive at this point early enough to cherish it. I think we should commit ourselves to pursuing, developing, and embracing contentment. We are not discussing that weird idea that everything is perfect in the world, and that every desire I have ever entertained is now satisfied and sated. Nor are we discussing the other side of this wrong understanding, where I stop striving and reaching for better competence in my work, or more understanding as I pursue God and love my family.
What we are discussing is an internal decision that "this" is "enough" for today. A choosing to not want nor direct more resources toward me and mine. One thing to be carefully considered in this internal decision is where you rest on the scales of "haves" and "have nots" and I can promise you, you sit higher than you think you do. If you are reading this, then the masses of humanity have and use far less than you every day of their lives.
But the paradox is that the higher you sit on this scale the more you want of everything.
