As I write this, I have our new puppy, Tucker, along with me to the office. Right now he’s sleeping under my desk. A half an hour ago he needed a potty break so we took a walk around the church property until he found the right spot, then we walked a little more. My hope was to tire him out so he would take another nap and I could do a bit more work. So far, so good. Tucker is very content at the moment. When he’s hungry, needs to attend to digestive issues or is just plain bored, my life and schedule get interrupted.
Contentment is somewhat contagious but being discontent is thoroughly disruptive. “When momma ain’t happy, ain’t no one happy.” It only takes one person (not just momma) in a room to start venting frustration in order to foul everyone’s mood. Paul is going to share with us the secret to being content. Not only will developing this skill bless us, it will make the people we live with and work beside happy too.
-Pastor Joel Everhart