So this probably sounds rather tedious and something which shouldn't of been made anything of. But it is part of real life nonetheless.
For some reason, my sweet little sister was being on the wee bit grumpy side for SOME unbeknowest reason. Which I thought odd. Really, how come? I wondered. I made mention of it to the dear Momsie and in the end we all were laughing.
Maybe a little more than an hour later something upset my fruitbasket. It was trivial really, and what did it matter what another said? But at the time for some reason it DID matter greatly what was shared. ...There was no laughing, I'm afraid. Much to my shenanigans there had to be a season of redirecting my thought pattern. In order not continue said past routinely manner of life, one must ponder how to break free of it, right?
It matters not what others say but what my Father says. For when we rely on mere human kinds' reasoning as to our standing then do we do ourselves great harm. There is One who is to be served and One alone to whom we will answer to. His is the last word and His is the only one which has any weight in the long run.
This little episode pricked at me since one of the areas which I'd requested was that the small things in life be not something I'd gag at. Hm. This was a one of my weaknesses which I wanted to work on this year. 'Lord, looks like I'm still having issues here.' You'd think I'd 'get over it' one of these days, right?!
These thoughts brought back to mind a recent passage which had been read taken from John. How the man had lain at the pool patio for 38 years. ... Jesus asks him, do you want to be made well? But somewhere between him asking this question and the mans' response there had to be great faith to BELIEVE that his healing was just around the corner. Did he have the faith?
Do I have the faith to believe that Jesus can and is more than able to move in this area? Jesus tells him what to do. Hm. Have to do something? You mean, it's not a snapping of the finger??
I am beginning to thank Him for the little promptings of others weaknesses and how I may be more gracious towards them because of the grace I need in my own life.
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