As I sit in my house this morning, it's quiet. No TV, no music, and not even a heavy thought fills my head- just the comforting sound of rain on my roof. I am feeling calm, joyous but most of all thankful. God's blessings fall all around me and warm my soul.
This being the week of thanks I feel the need to be specific and give thanks to God.
I am thankful for:
• God's soul saving grace and love
• My parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers and nieces
• My friends:
Sarah B., Sara.F, Sara C., Paige, Jennifer, Wendy, Becky, Bobbie, Brian, Sunny & Matthew, Kimberly, Shannon, Kara, Adam,
Octavia, and Brenda
• My talents
• My job
• Satchel
• My home
• My church
• My country
• Opportunities
• My health
• Laughter
• Seasons
THANK YOU GOD!
Amen
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Sunday, November 07, 2004
Getting Along
People are frustrating. Some are tiring. And one particularly, this week anyway, hi-maintenance.
I reflected on wether or not to write this experience into my blog, after all letting a person's unhappiness burden me was baffleing. However, I concluded that I had to deal with it better than I had this past week. I could not start the week off with the same mistakes as last. I had to let Christ's love come through me - instead of sinning and let my anger direct my thoughts and actions. As all of mankind searches for peace, I slowly figured out that my coworker needs rest. The peace that only Christ can give. And did I show her Christ's love this week? Nope, not until 3 days had gone by and the slow girl in the back went ohhhh - I get it now. So late in the day on Friday I placed my pride in Jesus' hand's and asked him to help me confront her with humbleness and mercy. And I was able to look her in the face and resolve the anger that I has felt toward her. Now this doesn't mean that when I approached her that she apologized and I was admonished of any fault, but what was done was bigger. I was able to see how I sinned and just how blind I am. As Monday morning grows near I have a peace and I am praying for skill and wisdom in the following days in my work relationship with this person. I pray that I can love her and give her comfort. I pray that Christ will take total control of both our hearts and that the insignificant things will fall away. As my thoughts turn to sleep I think about the God's grace and how it can dissolve frustration, give rest to the tired and in my case, humble my hi-maintenance pride.
I reflected on wether or not to write this experience into my blog, after all letting a person's unhappiness burden me was baffleing. However, I concluded that I had to deal with it better than I had this past week. I could not start the week off with the same mistakes as last. I had to let Christ's love come through me - instead of sinning and let my anger direct my thoughts and actions. As all of mankind searches for peace, I slowly figured out that my coworker needs rest. The peace that only Christ can give. And did I show her Christ's love this week? Nope, not until 3 days had gone by and the slow girl in the back went ohhhh - I get it now. So late in the day on Friday I placed my pride in Jesus' hand's and asked him to help me confront her with humbleness and mercy. And I was able to look her in the face and resolve the anger that I has felt toward her. Now this doesn't mean that when I approached her that she apologized and I was admonished of any fault, but what was done was bigger. I was able to see how I sinned and just how blind I am. As Monday morning grows near I have a peace and I am praying for skill and wisdom in the following days in my work relationship with this person. I pray that I can love her and give her comfort. I pray that Christ will take total control of both our hearts and that the insignificant things will fall away. As my thoughts turn to sleep I think about the God's grace and how it can dissolve frustration, give rest to the tired and in my case, humble my hi-maintenance pride.
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