Green Grass

by Terry Wane Benton

It is a common problem with the human heart to fail to see the green grass we have and appreciate it. The heart can be conditioned over time to be unthankful and unappreciative of what we have. This outlook always sees greener grass elsewhere. This means that we have failed our own hearts. Unlike Paul, who learned to be content in whatever state or condition he found himself, we learn from others how to complain and see things negatively.

The heart has to learn that secret of contentment. No one can learn that secret for us. We have to learn it for ourselves. We learned discontentment and the way of unthankfulness, and so we need to learn a new way of thinking. It begins with appreciating your own things and learning to be thankful each moment of each day. Even when Paul was in prison, each letter exudes thanksgiving. You can't read a letter of Paul and feel sorry for him. He was never sitting around feeling sorry for himself. He was enjoying the green grass wherever he was. We could learn from Paul.