Content in the Difficult time

First things first! HAPPY NEW YEAR! We started our new year off right at home and we enjoyed every moment of it, especially the sleeping in the next day! We let the kids stay up and watch "the ball" drop! We spent time together as a family and that's what was important. Our new year started off like any other, talking about the things we wanted to see come, what we wanted to do in our personal lives, as a family and even in the ministry. Little did I know, a storm was brewing that I never even saw coming, you are probably thinking, how can she not see a storm brewing? Well, I couldnt and I didn't until I was in the hardest part of it. Not even two weeks in and everything was turned upside down and shakened. Lets back up to the first week real quick. Everyone on social media was pickin a word for the year or a theme for the year. If I am being completely honest, I NEVER pick a word for the year, its never been my thing. This year though I asked the Lord to give me a word. Little did I know I would be given that word after some hard days. I talked about this in my my recent podcast episode, Content. I encourage you to go and listen to it by clicking the button below, if you dont have time to read. I will be sharing all my notes here on the blog post if you want to just read it. So shall we dive in to this whole content thing??

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Today I am talking about being content. Usually I dont choose a word for the year, or anything along those lines, and if I am being honest, I do not do well with New Year Resolutions. However I kept seeing everyone choosing words and I said Lord, I would really like a word to focus on this year and be able to look back at the end of the year and see if I focused on that word. Little did I know He would give me a word as I sat down to study out some things for my podcast. The second sunday of the year, I decided to join my pastor wifes sunday school class, I usually sit in on the married couples class. I sat in on the class not really thinking anything accept that I knew I needed something. My pastors wife did a little lesson on "A new year without fear" and she used Hebrews Chapter 13:5 it says "Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." As she taught her lesson I did all but ugly cry! The Lord was using that lesson to help me with what I am facing. I needed it more than I thought I did, and the Lord gave me my word to focus on for the year. Content.

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We've all been there. We've had those moments in the difficult times that we weren't even sure if we would be able to press on and take the next step. There are many times, if we are being honest, especially as moms, we find it hard to be content with our situations. I know me and I know there are times I am not content and I am having a bad moment. Most often those times come in the difficult times. Are you facing a difficult time? Have you just left a difficult time? I want to let you know that you can be content. I want you to know that you can have complete peace during those times. In Philipians 4:7 it says; "and the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." He will give us that peace! Sister, can I tell you, I've had seasons of grace, that gave me so much peace that only God knew how to give!

Being content isn't a new thing, its not something that we are all just learning about. However it may be something that we need to put it to practice. 2022 for many people didn't start off on the best foot or did and they got hit with a curve ball not even two weeks in. It's life! I personally came into 2022 and didn't really expect anything, I really just wanted more open doors for my family to serve God. Well, I was thrown a curve ball. It was hard, and I didn't expect it, but then again, who ever expects a storm to blow in out of nowhere. I say this to let yall know, that yes, it was a difficult time and I am still processing everything. However, when my pastors wife talked about "a new year without fear" and she talked about being content, The Lord gave me more in that moment than i thought I needed. I know I mentioned that earlier in the episode. I just want yall to understand that you can be content in the difficult times! You can be steadfast in those difficult times!

The thing about being a christian is that the world is watching you. You may be in a spot thats so dark and difficult but the world is going to be looking at you! They will wonder, if her God is so good then why is she going throught such a difficult time? Thats when it's up to you, to choose to be content, even though that storm has turned into a catergory 5 hurricane and you are in the hardest part, it's up to you to be content, to allow God to give that peace that passeth all understanding. The last verse I am going to mention is 1st Timothy 6:6. It says; "but godliness with contentment is great gain". Ladies, when we are content with the things that are going on, it is so important to how we act. When we act with godliness, or reverence to the things of God, people will notice. I'm not saying do that to be noticed! I am saying when you do and people notice, imagine not acting that way, people will notice even more so then. If you have lost family members and they just happen to know that you are going through a difficult time. They are going to be watching you.

I think back to when we lost Baby Judah and we waited to tell our family because we wanted to tell them in person that we had, had a miscarriage. I remember going through that time and The Lord being so close to me through it all. I remember being content in the difficult time. I remember thinking, I have such peace and I am saddended but I had great joy in knowing the first thing he saw when he opened his little eyes was Jesus. That gives me all the peace. When we went and told the family. We had everyone there and we have lost family members. We told them what happened and yes some wanted to comfort, some said words to try and encourage us.

Honestly though The Lord had already gave us the peace that we needed and we wanted to share that yes, we did loose a baby. More importantly we wanted to show our lost loved ones that even through the difficult time that we were facing, God had given us such peace and he was holding us through the time of our babys loss. If we would have reacted differntly don't you think it would have an affect on ourlost loved ones and how they think of God. If we would have reacted badly that one time and blamed God that one time, do you think that it would hinder them from coming to know Christ? Who knows, but what I do know is that I want to be steadfast! I want to be unmovable! I want to be unchangable! I want to be conten! If you are in the storm, sister let me share this, you too can be content!