.decieving. calmness

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When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had obtained what they wanted 

 - Acts 27:13b 

Sometimes I feel as though I get lulled into a fake sense of peace. 

Everything is good : family is doing okay, I am happy with my job,

 with my relationships, with life, with school.  I have a faily regular routine.

 All of these things can be blessings. They are not really wrong or bad. 

Wasn't Jesus a carpenter for 30 years? He had family and a job. 

 Sometimes I push God to the side when I am overwhelmed. 

But just as often I don't seek God and his strength and wisdom, 

He isn't my rock, counseler, confident when everything seems perfect. 

 Be very careful, then, how you live-not as unwise but as wise.

 -Ephesians 6:15 

 I think the problem comes when I am striving for the average, sheltered, uninterrupted life.

 'They thought they had obtained what they wanted.'  (that doesn't have to mean I need constant adventure).
Rather, I want to never stop pursuing my great God, not a calm, perfect life. 

Whatever blessings he gives me, I want to thank Him for. Whenever trials come, 
I will seek and rely on Him more.