When is enough really enough?

This question has been plaguing me for awhile now.

I want desperately to be a Godly woman, to love my husband well, and to raise God fearing, Jesus loving kids. Sometimes I am doing some of these well. A lot of times I am doing none of these well. And on rare occasion... and I do mean rare... I have a moment when I am accomplishing all three.

But then in creeps discontentment. These three things are no longer even in the running. What becomes my focus is the "I want" list. I want the big house. I want the perfect looking property. I want the hour glass figure. I want lots of "play" money. I want the designer clothes and accessories. I want the elaborate vacations, the second home, and the boat.

.....selfishness. ungratefulness. resentment.

I realize that these selfish things are temporary. They won't matter in eternity. Yet I still fight the desire to have.

What does God think of all this? When is enough, enough?

What I have is sufficient for now and when I no longer have two kids running through the halls, our 1100 square foot house will be MORE than enough. So do I/we save money to add on so that we can live in comfort with a growing family? In 18 years the house will be too big and in our older years we will inevitably be faced with the decision to downsize.

Where is the balance? Is there ever a balance or is this the struggle of Americans. Feeding on media that tells us more is better. Yet as a christian understanding I have so much more than I need already and God has bigger things for me to do. Better things for me to do.

So today I am committing to living with the "enough" I have. Tomorrow?...well that will be another day to commit anew.

Today.....enough IS enough.