Who Will You Become?

In between the hot flashes, potty breaks, and yawns at today's church sermon, I learned something very valuable. The pastor said something on the lines of "be happy with who you are now, where you are now, who you are becoming, and where you're going." A lot of times, I find myself wishing I was in a better place, a bigger house, or made more money. But, what I should be doing is being thankful for where I am and how far I have gotten.

I believe greed is a powerful entity. It drives us to always be wishing for and wanting more out of life. As long as we let greed control us, we will never be happy with who we are now. I have a roof over my head, am healthy, am expecting my first child, making more money than some, always have food on the table, a car that runs, and have a family who loves me. Shouldn't that be enough? Sadly, I sometimes find myself wishing and wanting more. I wish I had a bigger roof over my head, I made more money, could buy expensive food and dine out, and drive a bigger and better car.

I make it my goal this week to be thankful for where I am and where I am going. I want to find peace with that and be happy for the life I am currently living. I shouldn't day dream about a bigger house or a bigger car, but realize that the house and car I have is more than enough. There are families in this community who are struggling just to have a warm meal ready for their kids or just enough gas to drive them to school. There are plenty of homes that are barely able to pay their heating bill, and some are months behind.

I honestly believe every single one of us can get caught up in this notion of wanting and needing more. We are never satisfied with who we are now. If that was the case, car dealerships would go out of business, restaurants would be shut down, and clothing stores would go bankrupt. Greed drives our world. Maybe if we just stop a few times a day, look around, and be thankful for what we have, a little more peace would full fill our lives. And while we go about our lives this week, think of the ones that really do need more.