Discontentment

This is a subject that was brought up at church the other day and I do really feel that it was applicable to me.

I have a lovely Boyfriend, house, car, nice clothes, good friends (now anyway) , good family, go on holiday once a year, have a job etc etc

Yet still I feel discontent with what I have. Why is this?

At church the other week we were all given a sticky label and asked to in our head write the word that was most relevant to us from the list we were looking at. I chose discontent as this was most relevant to me. Other words were things like lonely etc. Then asked to leave the sticky label on the door at church as we left to represent that we had left this with God to deal with in our lives. Now it has been highlighted though I keep think about it and how selfish I am that I'm not happy with all the lovely things God has provided me with.

I think its because I surround myself with materialistic things and don't consider whats really important and that is my faith and my relationship with God and how important Jesus is in my life. Which leads back to my previous blog about making more time God.

The verse that was read relating to this sermon was

John 10 7-11
7Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. 8All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. 11"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

suggesting that through Jesus we should 'live life to the full' and that's what I'm gonna try and do.

Also the really great thing is that my boyfriend brought me a ring (not a wedding ring I might add) when I got baptised and it came with a piece of scripture, which at the time didn't seem to hold any relevance. But I'm sure that it is this passage, or if not relating to this topic!!
I will go home tonight and check and let you know.