Day 40 - We Aren't Meant to be Complacent

On my way to work this morning, I was listening to Christian radio. There was a man speaking about how we're not meant to be complacent here on earth...rather, we are to joyfully and eagerly await our time in heaven.

Because if we were ccomplacent here on earth, there would be no reason for our wanting to go to heaven.

I think he's on to something there.

I mean, if I'm complacent in life, I tend to pray less..."fervently"? My prayers tend to be more along the lines of quick "thank-you" prayers, and then I'm up and on my way again.

It's during those agonizing and emotional crises that I am on my knees, crying out to the Lord for His guidance. I am in my bible searching for scripture that will encourage me, uplift me, and help me through my days.

I have said it before in my previous posts that I am always striving to make things "better," which then makes me more content. But that contentment that I feel is always short-lived. There's always something around the corner for me to tackle and deal with head-on. I never understood why God wouldn't just allow my life to be...well...perfect and content. Because if He loved me, He would do so...right?

But now I see that all of my struggles and all of my discontent is maybe by God's design? So that I learn to grow closer to Him and so that I long to be in heaven one day?

EDITED "content" to "complacent" because scripture does say we should be "content"