If you’re not happy with the place God has placed you right now, you won’t be happy as it continues to grow because you’ll always fall into the trap of “when and then” thinking – “When I get such and such, then I’ll be happy.” If everybody used contentment as an excuse for laziness, who would build the churches that reach the people? Who would care about world hunger? Who would fight for justice and equality? Who would even go out and get an education? The third grader who says, “I’ve learned to be content with whatever stage I’m at,” never goes on to the fourth grade. We cannot confuse contentment and laziness.

The paragraph above was in a newsletter I read and I thought it hit the nail on the head.

An important balance to reach in life lies between ambition and contentment.

The ambitious side of us is always looking for more. Bigger. Better. Faster.

The contented side of us is happy where we are.

Without ambition there is no growth, without contentment there is no happiness.

We must be content but not lazy.

We must be ambitious but not overly zealous and impatient.

Make it a great day.

Jake