All men live in one of two tents – content or discontent. In which tent do you live?

The contented man looks beyond his circumstances and sees a better day;
The discontented man looks at his circumstances and sees no other way.

The contented man understands the purpose for which he was born;
The discontented man looks at others' success with a face that is filled with scorn.

The contented man has surrendered to a purpose that demands his best;
The discontented man has selfishly hoarded much and, grasping for more, he will not rest

The contented man has placed his values on things that will forever last;
The discontented man has placed his values on things that will soon pass.

The contented man is anchored to clear goals and hardly ever sways;
The discontented man has no goals that anchor him and many times dismays.

The contented man counts his blessings and names them one by one;
The discontented man counts others' blessings and thinks he has no fun.

All of us live in one of two tents – content or discontent.
In which tent do you live?

- from John Maxwell's "Think On These Things"

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
Mark 12:30

Rick