Counting the days - and Contentment

Well another week is done and it was a busy one. I did get my day off on Friday and it rained most of the day. It was still productive though so I will try again this week to get my last 2 days off on Thursday and Friday. You have to practice for this retirement thing so I am practicing. At this point I have 8 official days left to work and they want me to stay an extra week to ease the transition to a new employee. So I guess it will be 13 days more but that is OK.

This coming week should be a little slower since we now have the first week of school behind us. The first week is always busy. We have a couple of home basketball games this week so that will be fun.

People ask me if I am going to be busy enough or content when I retire. I am reminded of Philippians 4 where Paul tells us that contentment is a learned behaviour. We are not content by nature... we are always scurrying to improve or reach some new goal. That is how I have been for my entire career, but Paul tells us that he "has learned to be content in whatever circumstance he finds himself in". I too am learning, there will be a reduction in income because I don't have enough savings to provide income at the same level. I think we can deal with that but the big thing is that after 50 years of working and having that regimen of getting up and going to work each day and having stuff that I had to do, I will no longer have that schedule. Finding productive use for my time will not be hard at first because there is so much to do around this house and the creek house but later, say a year from now, it may be more difficult. We will see what the future brings. I plan to do a little work part time for the business of the person that is replacing me but I am not sure how much. I may free lance a little at other companies if I can. I know that the time is right for me to retire and that God is in control, so I will try my best to practice these verses, also in Philippians 4.

6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
7And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

So I will leave you with this thought, God is good, all the time...even when we don't deserve it.
 
Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, Rejoice. Phil. 4:4