Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise. Psalm 106:24

I am constantly battling my fickle mind. I can be perfectly content…even more than content one minute. I can rejoice in the blessings he has given me and the opportunities I have to serve him. Then in the next minute, in a bi-polar fashion, I am suddenly dissatisfied. I see something that someone has that I want. Sometimes I just want to be someone else. 

So, when I become discontent, Psalm 106 says that I am not having faith in God’s promise. But what is that promise? There are many promises that we can hope in, but John 17:3 captures our hope that we have in Christ:

And this is eternal life, that they know the only true God.

Could it be that simply knowing God is the pleasant land? Jesus did not come so that we would always be healthy and wealthy. Jesus came so that we would know the Lord personally. That is eternal life and that is the pleasant land—which is constant regardless of your circumstance.

Are you despising the pleasant land?