Day Twenty Six - Jan 26, 2019
I’m not quite sure why today started so bumpy and rocky... I certainly won’t receive any bonus points for my lack of conflict resolution skills in both the parenting and marriage categories. Offering grace to people more ornery than me did not remotely happen - starting even before my first cup of coffee...
How do you “righten” a day that appears derailed before the majority of the household members have even woken up!
It’s not that we can’t have a bad day here and there. A rough patch or a bumpy season... in this world - we will have trouble! It’s a given.
I just don’t like any part of a bad day... it exponentially drags me down and sucks the life right out of me.
Often we can feel justified in the offenses we carry. But carrying “fences” around all day will make even the tough and brave weary!
The familiarity of that type of weariness is not my friend. It stole much of my past and caused me to miss out on so many opportunities.
And so it begins with me. The beginning of a fresh new moment to the weary day really begins with me...
The pause and work of consciously taking every thought captive and directing it to its proper place. Practicing a conscious awareness of what outcome I’d like to see.
If we can visualize a positive outcome - sometimes that is half the battle. (Because consciously envisioning miserable people disappearing from my life isn’t all that noble...)
And then there’s the discipline of grace. First, for ourselves... to remember the forgiveness and mercy lavished on our hearts... and then scraping whatever we can muster together to start the process of offering grace to the people aside us. The grouchy ones. The ornery ones. The tired ones.
And the seed is planted and faith does its work and after some time... we discover that the outcome we once hoped for has become a closer reality...
Because faith and grace, mixed with humility and rest... in the hands of our Creator holds the potential for much more than just “a better day...” but for an amazing one.