Comments on: Discontentment Leads to Sin

By: Misty

Misty — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:39:35 +0000

I would love to join your bible study.. but as of right now my hubby & I are both unemployed. I am a homeschool momma who loves to be at home with her children. I pray that my hubby finds a job. We have to travel like 3o miles to even go to a Wal – Mart. We live in a very small town. So right now my discontentment is $$. I pray that things get better. I leave it in the Lords Hands.

By: Mrs Edwards

Mrs Edwards — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 02:13:24 +0000

Hey everyone I was just looking for a site that supports christian moms and i found this one and the first lesson I came across was on discontentment. I am a stay at home mom, I have 5 kids ranging from age 12,10, 9,6 and 2yrs it’s a whole lot to deal with, however I’ve always wanted to be at home for my kids but there are times when I feel discontented. Glad that there are other moms who are able to identify with this.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:11:03 +0000

I’m not sure if people are still reading and posting here, since there haven’t been any in a while. But I have to say I’ve been feeling a little discontent as a working mom. God has blessed me and I only work 4 days a week and can spend Wed’s at home as well as the weekends. I really feel Him calling me to stay home and I would in a heart beat, but of course there is the lack of money. My husband can pay all the house bills but we have nothing left over for food, gas, co-pays ect. Right now I’m just waiting on the Lord to see what He’ll have me do. I think in some situations (and I do mean only SOME) discontentment can be the Lords way of preparing us for a change . I did not feel discontent when I first had to bring my baby to the sitters, this is just a recent feeling and she is 14 months old. I am so thankful for my job especially in this economy, but I just feel that my discontentment is the Lord prodding me to “get my house in order” for a change. My husband and I have made a promise to the Lord to stay out of new debt and have began aggressively paying off our student loans. I believe these two things are the first steps of faith God is having us take and now we wait!

By: Beth

Beth — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:05:45 +0000

i am stuggling on deciding to be a stay at home mom / homeschooler or to keep working i think either way i will be a little discontent

By: admin

admin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:33:51 +0000

Thank you for your comment, Stephanie! I’m so glad you have been blessed by the post and the comments. It can be difficult when we feel like we are alone, and can happen a lot when we are CSAHM’s. I pray that the Bible Study is a blessing to you, it has been a great blessing to me just going through it myself.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:22:57 +0000

I chose to become a SAHM and am delighted that God has provided for me to do so. I too have become so discontent and frustrated with everything it seems here lately. I googled “devotions for SAHM” and found this site/devotion. I have been truly blessed just in five minutes that I have sat here and read all of the posts. It is so wonderful to know that I am not alone in this and apparently its pretty normal to have these feelings of frustration and lack of contentment. I am going to subscribe to this bible study as soon as i stop typing because I feel God will truly speak to me through the lessons given. They are so relevant to my current situation, which proves the Holy Spirit is here and that God is relevant and truly cares for us individually and specifically. I never thought I would really find something that just “fit” like this does. Thanks to all of you who already posted because it made me feel great knowing you’re out there. I sat here with tears pouring down as I read “my story” through so many of the words you already typed. Thank you and God bless you all. I look forward to much more fellowship together in the coming days!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:12:18 +0000

I am soo glad and thankful I found this bible study. I have been feeling discontentment in my marriage. I hate the way I have been feeling. I was praying about this last night and today found the bible study. I am excited to be participating.

Thank you and God Bless
Melissa

By: Nykki

Nykki — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:35:15 +0000

This is such a great and timely message! I have been struggling with feelings of discontentment over the past month or so as a SAHM of a 6-month-old baby girl. I’ve shared my feelings with my husband and we’ve prayed and processed through them together. I am still listening for the Lord’s voice.

I realized that something must be amiss, as my life is absolutely AMAZING…a true reflection of God’s grace. Really, who could ask for anything more than a wonderful godly husband, a precious healthy baby girl, tons of loving family and friends, no current cares or worries about finances, blessings beyond belief…but yet, there is this nagging sense of discontentment as I think, “How many loads of laundry can I fold, diapers can I change, etc, etc…?” Yet, the Lord says that even with this He is pleased, as I am serving Him.

It was a HUGE adjustment for me to adjust to being a SAHM–which I still am. But this is a season that the Lord called me to and He continues to gently reaffirm that He is faithful, He called me, and He will do it through me.

Again, I am grateful for this article and will share with my other SAHM friends. I pray God continues to bless and use this ministry.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:34:56 +0000

I think contentment is so hard to come by. I’m speaking for myself here and the struggle I have finding contentment and RESTING in it! It’s very much a purposeful thought habit – and when finances are tight, and kids are, well – KIDS! – and I have little time to take a shower let alone anything else – and the messes multiply before I can clean them up – and it goes on & on…

It really is about taking on the mind of Christ – and I’M NO EXPERT and I struggle with this so much. Jesus was God, and yet he spoke to the lepers and walked with the unloved and washed his own disciples feet. Disciples whom he knew would betray Him within hours…

Oh, it is so hard to take that role – at home, in marriage – on any level because let’s face it – acknowledgement and thanks is nice. It’s motivating. It’s rewarding. It’s often deserved! And so much less often spoken or shown. It’s hard for me to be a servant to my family – not just doing the chores so they have clean clothes or food to eat – but actually SERVING to them in a ministering way with a servant’s heart.

And that leads to my discontent…

By: Abigail

Abigail — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:34:45 +0000

I have been feeling this way ever since I decided to stay at home, before I even had my first child. I wanted to stay home, because I felt that the bible was asking this of me. Only recently did I realize that staying home or working outside of the home are choices, and neither is to be considered bad or good. I do have seasons of discontentment and often yearn for “more”, as Eve did. It’s tough when so many women are working today. Staying home, I rarely ever dress up, put on makeup or even bother with my hair. I am often irritated and impatient; frustrated with the choices I’ve made because they’re so uncommon in the world we live in today. I am an old-fashioned woman and want to please God in all that I do. I believe that I can be content at home, for now, and if God has another plan for me, then I will follow that plan.