It was raining last week. As a matter of fact, a storm was threatening to come. Despite that we still pushed through with our plan to go swimming. We woke up as early as 5am. We prepared our swimming clothes, some change of clothes, shampoo, soap, and a utility knife for emergencies. It was raining halfway through our journey and by the time we we arrived we were greeted by the sun. Hooray!
My son and I were reading his memory verse for today and it is all about being content.
I have learned to be content. Philippians 4:11
I admit learning to be content is extremely hard especially in these days were commercialism is so rampant. Facebook does not help either because you see your friends going to vacation at different places and buying the latest gadget. I have been guilty of being discontent even if I already have all the things I need – my husband, my kids, a house to live in. I thank God my husband is so grounded and constantly reminds me when I suffer from discontent. I am still a work in progress and pray to God to help me overcome this.
For the others, the pressure to be discontent can be overwhelming. I know of some who have resorted to taking drugs like oxycontin just to cope. I feel sorry for those people and hope they get oxycontin detox help as soon as possible. Taking drugs is never the answer to any problem.
Last week, I withdrew some money at Paypal. That was Thursday. I was expecting it the day after because from my experience the bank pays fast. However, it has been three business days and I still have not received it. I am already worried because I found out that my card might have expired last month because I forgot to pay the annual fee. When I asked the opinion of my other bloggers they said not to worry because it will deduct in my account automatically if there is a balance. The problem was the money in there was not enough for the annual fee. That is why I am worried sick. Today will be the third day and the bank is the first thing I am going to call in the morning.
