"I'm on the up and up..."

Class is over...shouldn't I be more excited? I mean I guess I'm looking forward to working again and making some money or whatever. But it's just now hitting me that I don't have summer anymore. I can't get excited about school being over, because it's not going to be over for another three years. Yeah, I'm really thankful for where I am, because I am in a great program, and my I am not worried too much about my future, because job security is pretty high for me or whatever. But I still miss the fact that I can't go home for the summer. I can't just go to Andy's house on a random night of the week just because. The funny thing is, I've know that this time was coming for the past two years. I feel like I am done being a kid. Instead of doing crazy things this summer, I'll be in an office 40 hours a week...in front of a computer. Sounds like fun, right? I don't know why it's hitting me now, but sometimes I wish I could just get out of here, go travel somewhere, do something more exciting than work. 

I was reading in Philipians 4 this morning, and I came across this verse that really stuck out to me. It was verse 11 where is says, "Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am." It goes on to talk about how no matter what is going on in your life, whether you are prosperous or poor, hungry or filled, having abundance or suffering, "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." It made me ask myself, am I really content with where I am in life? Do I consistently thank God for just giving me life, and new day each day? I find myself always looking at the things that are wrong, or how I wish I had something, or whatever. I don't realize that I am in an amazing place. I am blessed beyond my wildest dreams. God has been good to me, and I tend to take that for granted. So whenever I find myself throwing a pity party, whining about all the stuff going on in life, I need to just step back, and be content with my situation (this doesn't mean being content with my relationship with God, just with the things/circumstances in my life). With Christ's strength, I can be okay with where I am, and what is going on in my life. 

P.S. I just pre-ordered the new Relient K cd, and I got these two free songs, one of which was an acoustic version of "Up and Up". It's funny how these lyrics apply to me SO much right now, considering I've known the song for the past two years.

To be prosperous
Would not require much of me
You see contentment is the one thing it entails
To be content with where I am
And getting where I need to be
I'm moving past the past
Where I have failed