Living Brave and Courageous
A life on adventure with Jesus
Contentment
“But godliness with contentment is a great gain.”
1 Timothy 6:6 HCSB
I’ve realized that it’s never too early to teach and model contentment to young children. Let’s face it- contentment is an important life skill that fewer and fewer people possess these days. And you’re better off having it than not. You will go farther if you’re content.
Our world programs us to be discontent with our lives…every commercial points to the things you need to make your life better and social media preys upon our feelings of not having enough. We become jealous of what others have and how our life doesn’t measure up. We suddenly feel our house isn’t big enough, isn’t updated enough, isn’t pretty enough. We feel our motherhood isn’t crunchy enough our our husband isn’t romantic enough. Singles are disillusioned with their unmarriedness and the marrieds are discouraged with their marriedness. And all the while each of us has been given everything we NEED to live a fruitful and abundant life.
Watching Noah (and Joy now too!) has taught me a lot about contentment. Since he was born, he has traveled over 38,000 miles, flown 16 times and visited 15 states. In each place he has learned to recalibrate his brain to new surroundings, explore new territories and be happy with the few things we travel with. He doesn’t need a lot…just a few steady things to anchor him. Namely: his daddy, mommy and pack-in-play to sleep in. The rest is imaginative and adventurous! He loves to go places and meet new people. His favorite toys used to be empty body armor bottles…now we have graduated to matchbox cars. “I take TWO?” he says everywhere we go. One for each hand.
It’s made me realize that we are created to be the same way- to be content with very few things- as long as we are near the Heavenly Father. And when we find ourselves discontent, we can bet money on the fact we have distanced ourselves from Him. Because HE IS ENOUGH. He will be everything you need. Always.
Living Brave and Courageous 
I love this and so true!
contentment is a choice (with Gods help)!
I always say if we’re okay and we model that our kids learn to be okay!
love you friend ❤️
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