Is the grass greener on the other side?
Sometimes I think its easy to get caught up in our struggles and forget about how much bigger and greater our God really is. Then there are times when we can become ungrateful for our blessings. We forget how truly blessed we are and that we owe everything to God, because He’s the one who graciously supplies us with everything that we need. There will always be someone who seems to be more blessed than we are; but there are also those who look at your position in life and would gladly swap places with you.
So why do we always have this mentality that it’s much greener on the other side? Maybe that just means that the green grass you’re looking at, get watered and nurtured regularly. Perhaps you ought to do the same thing? Nurture and water what God has planted in your life. In other words, rather than focusing on other peoples’ blessings and gifts, turn your focus towards stewarding well, all that God has blessed you with in your life.
I was recently told that, when you compare yourself to others, you will just be disappointed. So just don’t do it.
I’ve noticed that I used to totally immerse my emotions, my thoughts, my whole world in music. The music that I was listen to, was my God. I once wanted all that this world has to offer. I’ve since that time, decided to follow Jesus and live my life to glorify His holy name.
With Jesus, life is worth living. It’s so great to turn to Him and thank Him, when things are good and victorious. Then there are those times that are not so good and He has been and continues to be my primary source of comfort. I once chased the pleasures of this world and then wondered, why I thought that money and everything that it could buy, couldn’t give me lasting happiness, but ultimately still left me empty, cold, depressed and suicidal. Now when others disappoint me or hurt me, I thank God, that Jesus never does that to me. I can run to Him any time that I need Him, any time of the day or night. I’ve been needing Him desperately lately, He’s the only one and true God, who’s more than capable of taking care of every person that turns to Him and surrenders to Him. All you need to do, is drop to your knees and make Jesus, Lord and Saviour of your life forever. No one else can save you or give you eternal life, except for Jesus. There’s still time to turn it all over to Him now. He can change your life, He can change you and there’s nothing better than having Him daily walking beside you and helping you every step of the way. Once you’ve found Jesus, though you can’t see Him physically, you can see Him all around in circumstances that get turned around, in people when their heart changes from darkness to the love of Jesus, in all the beautiful nature that surrounds us and in The Word.
Jeremiah 29:13
And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
Blessings
M.H