{"id":7122,"date":"2011-06-07T08:01:12","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T13:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/?p=7122"},"modified":"2011-06-07T08:01:12","modified_gmt":"2011-06-07T13:01:12","slug":"my-covetous-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/2011\/20110607-7122.htm","title":{"rendered":"My Covetous Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

We were sitting on the dock, our feet in the water, discussing The Greener Grass Conspiracy<\/i>.<\/p>\n

I was telling her that I feel like I’m in one of those odd moments in life when I feel content.<\/p>\n

In other words, my whole being is not currently burning for a husband, a house, or children. (My three favorite idols.)<\/p>\n

I’m content, I say.<\/p>\n

Until I realize how many things I’m still not quite<\/i> content about.<\/p>\n

I haven’t quite finished building my brand-new computer–but already, I’m wishing I could have justified another 4 GB of memory, a new hard drive instead of a recycled one. Already I’m questioning my decision to not buy a copy of Microsoft Office and to instead go with the FreeWare OpenOffice.<\/p>\n

I’m the owner of a brand new camera, one I haven’t even begun<\/i> to discover the features of–and already, I’m wishing I had more time in which to play with it. I’m wishing I were a bird-watcher like Janet<\/a> and could take such beautiful photos of birds.<\/p>\n

\"Duck<\/p>\n

But even when I snap pictures of a mother duck with her little ducklings, out for a swim in the twilight, I am still not content.<\/p>\n

Oh my discontent, my covetous heart!<\/p>\n

Stephen Altrogge speaks truth when he says:<\/p>\n

“The raging, covetous, discontented desires come from within. They’re not the product of my circumstances, and the desires won’t be satisfied when circumstances change.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Because my covetous heart just finds another thing to envy.<\/p>\n

So, Lord, may I seek contentment–and find contentment–in You, rather than in any circumstance, whether good or bad.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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