easily pleased, never satisfied.

My mission president, President Munday, had a saying he drilled into our heads:

“The Lord is easily pleased – but NEVER satisfied.”

I have never been able to get that quote out of my mind.

Originally he was speaking about our effort in the mission field. We always knew that the Lord was happy with the work that we were doing but that there was no room for complacency.

I now find myself applying this statement to EVERY aspect of my life.

The problem is that I often bypass the “easily pleased” part and go straight to “never satisfied”.

All I can do while I am at work is think of other jobs I can get or other ways to make money.

I feel like I’m not satisfied with ANY aspect of my life at the moment.

I want to do more spiritually.
I want to make be more established financially.
I want to continue to improve at dancing.
I want to read more.
Etc. etc. etc.

I wonder if it’s good to apply that quote to all aspects of life. Maybe it is – but only if you can correctly apply the “easily pleased” part.
Maybe.

“…I am well pleased with your offering and acknowledgments, which you have made; for unto this end have I raised you up, that I might show forth my wisdom through the weak things of the earth.” (D&C 124:1)

I know the Lord can be pleased with our work – even from the weakest of us. Sometimes it’s hard to recognize we should be pleased as well.

? How do you balance complacency with ambition?