it's merely circumstantial

I find that people my age tend to be quite circumstantial. They allow their feelings and emotions to be overrun by the circumstances that they find themselves in. Every little thing causes them to be upset or happy or angry or upset. I still struggle with this as well but I know that there's a better way, at least for Christians. We are called to take joy in our God. We should find joy in knowing that He and He alone is in control. It would seem as though the times that this is the biggest issue is when we lose focus of what all of this is about. Here's a clue:

It's not (in any way, shape, or form)

about you.

the end.

It's about God and His plan and His will. He will provide for us as He sees fit but sometimes, we need to go through the difficult times, the times in which we can't pay our bills and our car almost or even does get repossessed, the times where we have no idea where rent or food is going to come from, it's in those times that James says we are to practice endurance and that we can only learn endurance through these circumstances. We are called to find joy in knowing that God is instilling endurance in us, even though there are tough circumstances. It's weird typing this, knowing that I have a secure job doing stuff that I love getting paid a steady salary and having money to enjoy life with my wife in our lovely apartment and not having to worry about paying a specific bill. But, that's not what I'm used to. I'm used to having no idea where money's coming from or not being able to buy anything that I want or not knowing where food is coming from, or having to tell people I can't afford to go somewhere with them or being called and told that if I can't make a payment today, my car is going to be repossessed, and that's just the financial circumstances. That's been my life. Even now, Kate and I will go out to grab something from the store, and I have this lingering feeling of this is going to get declined. It wasn't fun.

But.

You can ask anyone that is close to me, I would've said the same thing then as I'm saying now. To the point that I even, after being challenged by Shive, prayed that God would actually make my situation WORSE so that His Glory could be seen in a way that I could ONLY give credit to Him. I believe in the Sovereignty of the Lord and that His Will and Purpose and Understanding is better then mine. I want to challenge those around me, those whom I love and respect and am blessed to be able to call friend, to not get caught up in the circumstances of your life, not to worry about your next meal or rent, but to give it to God,

honestly,

give it to Him,

He will take that burden, and then you don't have to worry because it's His will and not yours. So whether you hate your job, or you can't afford to pay for whatever it is, or your friends keep getting upset with you about whatever seems to be the stupidest stuff to you, trust and pray for His will and His wisdom and His understanding. What happens when you're putting all of your hope and emotional stock in your circumstances is you start thinking that if your circumstances change, that suddenly your life will be great and sure, some things may be great, but a lot of the underlying problems will continue to be just that.

problems.

Pray and seek to find joy in your circumstances and trials knowing that they are there to increase your endurance.

His Will is perfect.
always.