8. What Dreams and Desires Get In the Way of More Fully Embracing Jesus and Others?

10. How Am I Waiting?

In this episode, we receive encouragement about waiting from my missionary friend, Susan Newkirk. Do you struggle as you wait for God to answer your prayers? Be encouraged to consider waiting as an opportunity to actively honor God, to grieve waiting, and to remember truths about who God is as you wait. For the written blog post that this podcast is based on you can follow this link to wastelandtograceland.com.

9. Have I Learned Contentment?

In this episode Suzanne and I share some thoughts on growing in contentment. I share five ways the Christian shows contentment from Thomas Watson's book: The Art of Divine Contentment. Here is a link to my Christmas devotional on Amazon, Beyond the Nativity: https://a.co/d/el4gZiD This book consists of twenty devotions Each devotion includes scripture to read, questions to ponder, and a historical painting of the nativity to view. The beautiful art in this book coupled with the deep truths of the incarnation are just what the Christ-follower's heart desires leading up to Christmas.

8. What Dreams and Desires Get In the Way of More Fully Embracing Jesus and Others?

As Christians, we should be most content with Jesus. What dreams or desires get in the way of this for you? Additional questions: Are my dreams and desires more appealing to me than Jesus’ embrace? Am I embracing the dream or Jesus, the dream-giver? After establishing that answer, I’m moving on to the next level of contentment: Am I thinking correctly about God, the truths of who I am in Christ, and what I have in Him? Do these truths impact my perspective of life and my level of contentment? If I answer no, I go on to the next level: Why? Am I ignoring God’s working in my heart to look to Him for something? Am I holding onto sin or false belief?

7. How is My Level of Contentment Impacted By My Perspective of God?

How is your level of contentment impacted by your theological perspective? I'm asking myself and others that question on the podcast this week.

6. Am I Content With My Level of Contentment?

While discontentment is inevitable for us as humans, it is possible, through the enabling work of grace through Christ, to be changed into people who are content with Him and with all His spiritual blessings. We will stumble, but we always have hope and help for growth, peace, and rest from striving to know, be, do, and have more. We have all that we need for life and godliness.