Contentment and Trust

I love dreaming of the future! Sometimes I worry about the future instead though. It seems the times I worry most about the future, are the times when things don't go the way I think they should, they don't match any dream I have ever had and I find no way for things to work out the way I want them to. A lot of times the worry is accompanied by impatience, which can lead to having a bad attitude and complaining.
Recently God has been working on my heart, especially in these areas. It really is a heart issue. I desire control and comfort and when things don't look like they meet my expectations, I become discontent. But by the grace of God, I am learning to release the tight grip I have on my life. After all, it really isn't my life anymore. I am dead, Christ lives in me today. So during those times of impatience, when things don't seem to be going the way I think they should, God reminds me of Romans 8:28. What hope!
God is SO good to me! Just the other day I was stressing over a situation. I began to realize the worry and stress was consuming me. Why? Because I had no control and I was not trusting that God's plan was best. After a little refocus time, I was able to surrender the situation to the One whose plan was far better than my own and I remembered that whatever happened, it would be part of God's plan and it would be perfect. In His goodness, He proved Himself to me. He brought the whole thing together, and it was perfect. Looking back, I can see that if things had gone my way, it would have been ok, but not great. But God truly blessed me. Maybe someday I will really get this lesson down, by God's grace.
Part of trusting God means being content with Him and content with the fact that whatever happens is best. Even if it seems like the situation would be better my way, I need to realize that Christ is all I need and that He completes me. When I do that I can be at peace, I can trust Him, and I can be content with what I have and where I am.