Joshua 17

And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—saying, “You are a great people and have great power; you shall not have only one lot, 18 but the mountain country shall be yours. Although it is wooded, you shall cut it down, and its farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots and are strong.” vv.17-18

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Make the most of what you have.  
Here we read of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh complaining about their lot of land being too small for them.  They were two of the biggest tribes of the twelve and received some of the biggest portions of land, yet they were not content with that.  They came to Joshua with this plea for another lot of land and Joshua, being from the tribe of Ephraim, could of easily showed favoritism and done so, but he didn't.  What Joshua did do was point out land already on their territory they should use and that being the mountain country.  Joshua's responded with a view of themselves they didn't put together, that because they are so great it should be no hard task to cut down the wooded area to its farthest extent and drive out the Canaanites.  Yes they'd have to work at what they wanted and it not just be handed to them.  Joshua even encouraged them with the words of God that spoke through Moses, "When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them; for the Lord your God is with you, who brought you up from the land of Egypt" (Deut. 20:1).  How often in our own lives we want the blessings and inheritance with Christ without the discipline or work to put in it of studying or memorizing scripture or making sacrifices or not waging spiritual warfare.
Are you content with the territory or place in life God has given you?  Or do you feel more constrained?  How can you choose to make the most of what you have and do the hard work for what it is you want?