"Discontentment"

[A Psalm of David]"Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb." (Psalms 37:1 & 2) Yes, the title above this Psalm in my Bible is, "The Good and the Bad"; just in case you were wondering. Here is the thing about discontentment, it really has a tendency to wear you down, and can actually take years off of your life, thinking about all the things you should be having, and not enjoying the things that you have. Think about it; if you spend all your time being envious of what others might have, then when do you actually get to spend time appreciating what you have been given? The real question that needs to be answered has more to do with who gets to have the most fun, those that live rightly, or those that don't? Now that you mention it, what is the definition of fun? What's fun for me, may not be fun to someone else. As a kid, I remember the hours upon hours I spent in my room playing with my collection of small Army figures; hundreds of green and brown soldiers, that I would line up in formation, and then plow them down; or some such thing. How I saw any fun in that, I can not tell you; but it is not the activity that we do that gives us pleasure, it's more the frame of mind we have while we are doing it. Take for instance doing work; something that for most of us, isn't really all that fun; however, if your frame of mind is that which makes it a challenge, say, like doing something extraordinary with your work, then it can be fun doing it; that is if you have fun achieving things. The older I get, the more I see how seriously true this portion of Scripture is, and how miserable people are that do not know the Lord, especially when their life has been spent; they might have enjoyed what they had, but it did not last very long at all. Only those things that the Lord brings into our lives give real contentment; things like joy, peace, love, and hope for tomorrow; all of which we have in the good times as well as the bad, because they are not determined by worldly goods or standards, but by our relationship with Jesus Christ; and in Christ, we can rejoice even in the worst possible condition; and to me, that is the meaning of real fun... "Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought of raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothed the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?" (Matthew 6:27-30)