Always Content, Never Satisfied

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I know far less after 18-plus years of teaching than I thought I did right out of grad school.

The same is true in my walk with Christ. I felt a whole lot smarter and wiser as a newborn Christian than I am today. Though I know that I must learn to be content with my provision, my gifts, and my circumstance, I can’t get complacent and be satisfied with where I am.

I hope I never get to the point where I think…

  • I understand God or His Word
  • I have accomplished God’s purpose for my life
  • I have achieved all I can achieve for God
  • I know Christ as well as He can be known
  • the torch has passed to a younger generation
  • there’s no one left for me to reach
  • God has nothing left to teach me
  • I’ve dug as deeply as there is to dig
  • I have nothing left to confess
  • I no longer need to bear fruit…or my cross
  • I’m already where God wants me to remain

If I’m on the path, there’s still path left to travel. If I’m no longer moving, I’m no longer on the path.

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