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Don't you hate it when you look on Pinterest for ideas to decorate what you already have, just to close it out thinking I wish I had that??
 Ugh, and yet again, another mini struggle with contentment lol. It is so easy, at least for me anyway, to look at someone else's pantry, kitchen, bathroom, etc. and secretly wish I had what they do.
But as much fun as it can be to decorate our homes, create beautiful landscapes, to have picture/Pinterest perfect havens, we need to remember that this is not our home. That we are here for but a season, a sort 100 years (give or take a few) to do GOD'S work, not ours. In trying to create the perfect picture, we can easily forget the Big Picture. Life is not about antique decor, perfectly pruned lilac bushes, coordinating bedding, and homes that do not looked lived in. Life is about Christ, and that He died for us, so that we may live for Him.
My kitchen may never be "Pinterest worthy", and my life is certainly not picture perfect. It has mistakes, sin, could haves and should haves along the way. And bound to have more before my life is over. Do I try to fail? Certainly not. But we as humans are born sinners. I am thankful that I have a forgiving and merciful Father who loves me very much.

And I'm sure that if God had a Pinterest board, it wouldn't be filled with "kitchen decor ideas" or "things I want for my house", but one titled "My Favorite Works In Progress" with each and every one of us on it.