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Finding Your Bliss

I’m not saying this because I need anything, for I have learned how to be content in any circumstance.I know the experience of being in need and of having more than enough; I have learned the secret to being content in any and every circumstance.

—Philippians 4:11-12

Most of us go in and out of that feeling. We have good days and great days, bad days and horrible days, and we grow slightly cynical, assuming that it’s just the way life is, that there really isn’t much we can do about it. Well, the truth is we can’t really do a lot about the external world, or sometimes even the events that take place in our own households, but we can do something about our internal worlds. We can come to the well, come to the Source of living water and be refreshed at any time. We can be content to bask in his presence if we just take the time to stop and let his peace wash over us.

It’s a good day to find your bliss. Cut away from the busyness of life, step aside from your cares and concerns and do just one thing. Set your mind and your heart on heavenly things. Go to the One who bids you to thirst no more, but to receive the peace that only he can bring. He gives you his peace to help you manage the things of the world. All you have to do then is receive it.

Pause from busyness and set your mind on heavenly things.

IN THE QUIET OF THE DAY

Lord, I come to you today, ready to receive your gift of peace, ready to be content in you. Amen.