Have you ever traveled with a couple of undisciplined kids? The entire trip they complain about everything. The seat is uncomfortable. Their brother is touching them. They are tired. They’re hungry. It’s hot. It’s cold. After a while, they begin to make others uncomfortable, deliberately starting fights, screaming, or hitting or kicking others. Soon everyone in the car is upset, and wishes they’d not come.
Contrast that with children who sit quietly, watching the scenery, talking, or playing games. Having traveled in both situations, I can state unequivocally that the trip with the quiet kids was definitely more pleasant, both for the kids, and for the others in the vehicle. Interestingly, the second trip was far more uncomfortable in that the car was more crowded and didn’t have air conditioning.
Life is a journey. We can control how comfortable it is by our own actions and attitudes. If we focus on our own comfort and having our own way, life will be miserable. Problems are a fact of life. Job said “Man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward.” If we are like the undisciplined child who sees only what he doesn’t like, life will be one long series of frustrations. If instead, we begin to look at other things, our life becomes quite enjoyable. Unhappy people do not have more problems, or worse problems, they just gripe more. I Corinthians 10:13 says, “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man:”
How’s your trip going? I Peter 1:13-21 gives some suggestions to make it more enjoyable. Check out Http://www.BeingChristianToday.blogspot.com for more detail.
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