Is the Grass Always Greener?

I am sure most of you have heard that old saying that the grass is always greener on the other side. Lately I have been wondering why that is, if you stop to think about it even when you get to the other side the grass will be greener elsewhere; at least in our minds. I think it is human nature; part curiosity, part uncertainty. It is a strange phenomenon and can actually negatively impact things.

In general, people think what they want is better than what they have and so many times it just does not work out that way. In fact, it could lead to taking so many good things for granted. Do you ever wonder what people on the outside looking in at our lives would say as they are looking at our grass? Hmmm…

So you might ask yourself; self what is so bad about this greener grass mindset? If this mindset dominates your thinking then you could be missing out on the incredible things you have; you could take your current situation for granted. So what can we do to insure that we are not letting the green grass mindset dominate?

First we can learn to be content in our circumstances. Does that mean we should never strive for better; to be better…no! But, it does mean we should strive not to take the many blessings of life for granted. Hebrews 13:5 tells us;

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

Second, we should always have a proper focus on Christ to enable us to see just how green our grass is. Hebrews 1:1-3 reminds us;

In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.

You know I understand that things will never be perfect in this broken world, but with a proper focus on Christ we might begin to see the radiance of God’s glory, we might begin to understand things to come and we might begin to see that with a relationship with Christ our grass is so green!

Grace and Peace!