As I was browsing the facebook sites for interesting stories and posts, bigla ako napunta sa post ng teacher ko dati nung high school, si Mam Lopez (Hi mam!!),. Sabi nya sa post nya,and i quote.. “if u compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself…” Hmmm.. bigla ako napaisip.. <lightbulb>

If you will look at the statement, mareraelize natin na ganito pla tayong lahat. ^^,. Mga taong hindi kuntento sa mga bagay na nasakanya. Tama ba ko? It is the sad truth but we all have this kind of trait. It just depends on the person on how he/she would handle it. Contentment. Meron ka ba nito?

Deuteronomy 24:19

“When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.”

Sabi sa verse sa taas, let us be CONTENTED. Sa example ni Lord sa taas, if you have your harvest in your hands, and saw another set to harvest, hayaan nyo na lng. Be contented with what you have and leave the OTHER set to OTHER persons. Remember that God always provides more than enough everyday to keep us up and running. Sabi nga saMatthew 6:26, Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?. Meaning to say, if God provides eveyday para sa mga birds na wala naman ginawa sa buhay kundi lumipad, e panu pa kaya tayo?

Isa pang magandang point sa post ni Mam Lopez e “…, you may become vain and bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself”… Remember Cain and Abel? Cain became envious of Abel na tinepok nya to. Grabe no, ganun pla ung pedeng maging epekto ng discontentment.. ^^,. 

Anu ba magandang gawin natin? Hmmm.. Teka…

1. Look

2. Reflect

3. Pronounce

Look… Look at yourself. See all the things that you think you are discontented about. Kung di ka kuntento sa pera mo, tignan mo kung san nanggagaling. Dahil ba sa mayaman mong friend na drug lord? E mali nga un e.. Bsta , the point is check if the root of your discontentment e WORTH para ilagay kau sa situation na yan.. gets nyu ba?

Reflect… reflect on what others do. If you have a friend na may simpleng family, simpleng buhay, simpleng trabaho at simpleng bahay, pero bongga ung blessing, tignan mo what keeps your friend contented. Malay mo, Christian un, edi astig… Mas maapektuhan ka ng influence ng Christian… ^^,. gayahin mo sila (Ung mga nasa tamang landas).

Pronounce… Pronounce na kung anung wala ka magkakaron ka din… Luke 11:19 "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.“.. Kung naiingit ka sa mga may jowa na… I declare mo sa sarili mo na God will provide you with a partner that will last forever.. ^^,. Syempre pagppray mo din SYA.. ^^,.  Kung sino man yan.. haha.. ^^,.

Look, Reflect, Pronounce… Simple things that COULD be a stepping stone para maalis natin ung mga discontentment sa heart natin. And also, WAIT AND PRAY. Un lang un.. Just trust God in everything… Sa LAHAT LAHAT.. ^^,. 

In everything we do… 2 Corinthians 13:5 " Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test?" 

Are you contented?