Contentment

I'm crabby today.  I didn't sleep particularly well and I had to get my own coffee this morning.  My slave (Chuck) was occupied with other things, it seems.  I would rather spend the day wrapped in my blanket watching reruns of Seasons 1 and 2 of Downton Abbey but it's the day for my blood draw and other duties call as well.  I am living in my own selfish moment and feeling sorry for myself.  After all, I have cancer.  Shouldn't I be cut a little slack here? 
I wonder how long I will get away with this mindset before I'm confronted with evidence for a much needed attitude change that needs to occur.  And, as expected, here it comes:
"Grant us always to know that to walk with Jesus makes other interests a shadow and a dream."-Valley of Vision
"Yet it is in the storms of life that God equips us for service."-Streams in the Desert
"The majority of us cannot hear anything but ourselves.  And we cannot hear anything God says.  But to be brought to the place where we can hear the call of God is to be profoundly changed."-My Utmost for His Highest
"Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content."-Philippians 4:11 (NKJV)
Oh, and before signing off, let me recap yesterday:
My friend's surgery was a success, and just before going into the OR she texted, "I am experiencing 'the peace that passes understanding'."
I received a card from a young woman who has been dear to my heart since she was a child that touched me beyond words.
We spent several hours with great friends, experiencing the best of food and fellowship.
And I re-read an email from a friend who is facing some monumental decisions, yet she writes, "My heart is quiet and full of thanks."
Shame on me!