A Happy Heart

mal·con·tent/ˌmalkənˈtent/
Noun:
A person who is dissatisfied and rebellious.
Adjective:
Dissatisfied and complaining or making trouble.
Synonyms:
discontented - disgruntled - dissatisfied - disaffected


I didn't make this up.  It's in Webster's Dictionary.  Good news is there is a cure for this unhealthy heart condition: 

Pro. 7:2  "Obey my commands and live! Guard my instructions as you guard your own eyes." 
Ecc. 8:5  "Those who obey him will not be punished. Those who are wise will find a time and a way to do what is right."
Ecc. 12:13  "That's the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey His commands, for this is everyone's duty."
1Jn 2:3-5  "And we can be sure that we know Him if we obey His commandments. If someone claims, 'I know God,' but doesn't obey God's commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth.  But those who obey God's word truly show how completely they love Him. That is how we know we are living in Him."


In the culture we are living in, our faith can quickly become smothered and dimmed by the same "Me!Me!Me!" mindset that is destroying our culture.  We can become self absorbed, self centered, self motivated, and forget the love that is at the very heart of our faith.  We become sour discontents and malcontents and nothing or nobody can please us because we become isolated and stagnant in our polluted "City of ME."  We end up choking, nearly drowning, in the mire of our selfishness.  Getting back to the simplicity of God, loving him and obeying him, brings an amazing change to the soul.  That is the first step to getting out of the smelly, stagnant selfish place of having become a malcontent, the first step in having a truly happy and healthy heart again.  


See ya tomorrow!
Love,
Mountain Mom 


(Scripture references are from the New Living Translation.)
Copyright:  Cynthia R. Jacobs January 4, 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED