Contentment vs Passion

Scripture referentces for FB post.

Contentment
1. Job 36:11
If they obey and serve him, they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity and their years in contentment.
Job 36:10-12 (in Context) Job 36 (Whole Chapter)
2. Song of Solomon 8:10
[ Beloved ] I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers. Thus I have become in his eyes like one bringing contentment.
Song of Solomon 8:9-11 (in Context) Song of Solomon 8 (Whole Chapter)
3. 1 Timothy 6:6
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
1 Timothy 6:5-7 (in Context) 1 Timothy 6 (Whole Chapter)
Sluggard (complacency)
1. Psalm 58:8
Like a slug melting away as it moves along, like a stillborn child, may they not see the sun.
Psalm 58:7-9 (in Context) Psalm 58 (Whole Chapter)
2. Proverbs 6:6
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
Proverbs 6:5-7 (in Context) Proverbs 6 (Whole Chapter)
3. Proverbs 6:9
How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?
Proverbs 6:8-10 (in Context) Proverbs 6 (Whole Chapter)
4. Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.
Proverbs 10:25-27 (in Context) Proverbs 10 (Whole Chapter)
5. Proverbs 13:4
The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
Proverbs 13:3-5 (in Context) Proverbs 13 (Whole Chapter)
6. Proverbs 15:19
The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 15:18-20 (in Context) Proverbs 15 (Whole Chapter)
7. Proverbs 19:24
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
Proverbs 19:23-25 (in Context) Proverbs 19 (Whole Chapter)
8. Proverbs 20:4
A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing.
Proverbs 20:3-5 (in Context) Proverbs 20 (Whole Chapter)
9. Proverbs 21:25
The sluggard's craving will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.
Proverbs 21:24-26 (in Context) Proverbs 21 (Whole Chapter)
10. Proverbs 22:13
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside!" or, "I will be murdered in the streets!"
Proverbs 22:12-14 (in Context) Proverbs 22 (Whole Chapter)
Passion (obsession)
1. Hosea 7:6
Their hearts are like an oven; they approach him with intrigue. Their passion smolders all night; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
Hosea 7:5-7 (in Context) Hosea 7 (Whole Chapter)
2. Romans 7:5
For when we were controlled by the sinful nature, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, so that we bore fruit for death.
Romans 7:4-6 (in Context) Romans 7 (Whole Chapter)
3. 1 Corinthians 7:9
But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
1 Corinthians 7:8-10 (in Context) 1 Corinthians 7 (Whole Chapter)
4. Galatians 5:24
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.
Galatians 5:23-25 (in Context) Galatians 5 (Whole Chapter)
5. 1 Thessalonians 4:5
not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God;
1 Thessalonians 4:4-6 (in Context) 1 Thessalonians 4 (Whole Chapter)
6. Titus 2:12
It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,
Titus 2:11-13 (in Context) Titus 2 (Whole Chapter)
7. Titus 3:3
At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
Titus 3:2-4 (in Context) Titus 3 (Whole Chapter)
Devotion (Passion)
1. 2 Kings 20:3
"Remember, O LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
2 Kings 20:2-4 (in Context) 2 Kings 20 (Whole Chapter)
2. 1 Chronicles 28:9
"And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
1 Chronicles 28:8-10 (in Context) 1 Chronicles 28 (Whole Chapter)
3. 1 Chronicles 29:3
Besides, in my devotion to the temple of my God I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God, over and above everything I have provided for this holy temple:
1 Chronicles 29:2-4 (in Context) 1 Chronicles 29 (Whole Chapter)
4. 1 Chronicles 29:19
And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, requirements and decrees and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided."
1 Chronicles 29:18-20 (in Context) 1 Chronicles 29 (Whole Chapter)
5. 2 Chronicles 32:32
The other events of Hezekiah's reign and his acts of devotion are written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
2 Chronicles 32:31-33 (in Context) 2 Chronicles 32 (Whole Chapter)
6. 2 Chronicles 35:26
The other events of Josiah's reign and his acts of devotion, according to what is written in the Law of the LORD -
2 Chronicles 35:25-27 (in Context) 2 Chronicles 35 (Whole Chapter)
7. Job 6:14
"A despairing man should have the devotion of his friends, even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
Job 6:13-15 (in Context) Job 6 (Whole Chapter)
8. Job 15:4
But you even undermine piety and hinder devotion to God.
Job 15:3-5 (in Context) Job 15 (Whole Chapter)
9. Isaiah 38:3
"Remember, O LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
Isaiah 38:2-4 (in Context) Isaiah 38 (Whole Chapter)
10. Jeremiah 2:2
"Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: " 'I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the desert, through a land not sown.
Jeremiah 2:1-3 (in Context) Jeremiah 2 (Whole Chapter)

Slug Day

Dishes are sitting on the counter, laundry is wet in the washer but I'm having a slug day. The world of domestic chores will have to wait till I am motivated. I have been working out regularly and hard. My body is in pain all the time now, but in a good way, I think.

I'm trying to tell myself that I am reserving my energy for another hard workout today, visiting with my mom and the shoe shopping yet to come.

I was so tired last night that I fed everyone crackers, fruit and cheese.

I need some motivation.

Me, Me, Me

Yes I an really doing something for me. I'm not going to talk about what it is but I am just so happy to be working on me. I hope to share by my birthday some amazing new things.

Reye's 8th Birthday

Ok, we have invited Reye's class, the scouts and the soccer team to his Birthday this Friday. To worry or not. In the past I would have already started to clean or at least look around for all the areas that will need to be clean. Not any more. I bought the cake and candles. That's it. I'm done. No fancy sign, plates, balloons. Just a cake. Can I really do that? No gift bags, no chips. That's right, just a cake and the GAME Truck. Will the backyard get clean, will the playroom be ready for a truck load of boys to destroy? I don't know? All I know is I will be trucking along as if I wasn't having a party till Friday. Then I will be cracking the whip when they get out of school. It will all come together and if not, they are boys. Come on, our men at the age of 40 don't even notice the clean house. These boys will have tunnel vision. Game Truck, Lego's, Cake and Presents. I'm not going to over think this one. Yes, this is a little self talk, but I'm sticking to it.