We all have that special place that we love to go to. For some of us it’s the lake, for others the beach. Some prefer the city, while others just love to get out to the county. Some people get to live at their special place, while others only get to visit every once in a while.
For me, that special place is Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I grew up visiting as a kid, and I even lived in Florida for a few years and got to visit a lot. Now that I have a family, the desire to visit that special place grows even more. Lately, I’ve been feeling the bug harder and harder. Living so far away now, and with the expenses to get there, stay there, and play there so high, a visit seems far off. So in the meantime I watch movies, read books, and participate in internet sites that remind me of that special place.
The reality is, I’m not going to be there for some time, but I know that there are some little things that I can do to feel closer to that place. Maybe there’s a place out there that we’re not at, or maybe there’s a person we’d like to see that we can’t. Regardless of our particular circumstances, there’s probably something that we don’t have now that we wish we did. God is trying to teach me contentment, and one of the things that I’m learning is that I can’t always have what I want, but in this age of information and communication, I can often have little reminders that get me closer. I’ve seen how much technology has blessed our lives, and it allows me to be content here, even though I’d really rather be there.
For me, that special place is Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I grew up visiting as a kid, and I even lived in Florida for a few years and got to visit a lot. Now that I have a family, the desire to visit that special place grows even more. Lately, I’ve been feeling the bug harder and harder. Living so far away now, and with the expenses to get there, stay there, and play there so high, a visit seems far off. So in the meantime I watch movies, read books, and participate in internet sites that remind me of that special place.
The reality is, I’m not going to be there for some time, but I know that there are some little things that I can do to feel closer to that place. Maybe there’s a place out there that we’re not at, or maybe there’s a person we’d like to see that we can’t. Regardless of our particular circumstances, there’s probably something that we don’t have now that we wish we did. God is trying to teach me contentment, and one of the things that I’m learning is that I can’t always have what I want, but in this age of information and communication, I can often have little reminders that get me closer. I’ve seen how much technology has blessed our lives, and it allows me to be content here, even though I’d really rather be there.
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