So this post right now confirms why I do this at 4:30 in the morning. My hubs is fragrant from the gym and waiting on his turn to shower, the youngest is speaking 4 decibels higher than necessary and I am TIRED and grumpy. Did I mention grumpy?
For whatever reason, God has silenced me. I have no voice. I was unable to work today and will be out again tomorrow. I am not feeling sick. Just lost my voice. I have my theories, one of which being the dust stirred up by the Great Shack Clean Out of 2016.
It really is a good life lesson for me. Here are some of my observations:
We have way too much stuff.
We use very little of all of that stuff.
That stuff is dusty.
You miss really good stuff that gets hidden by all of the rest of the stuff.
Putting approx 18 bags of stuff in the minivan to take to Goodwill feels pretty awesome.
In the words of that chick from Frozen...LET IT GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aren't our hearts just like that?
When we hold on to lots of junk, the good stuff gets hidden.
We hold on to things that we don't need.
-Bad relationships
-Negative feelings
We hold on to things that are not useful.
-Shame
-Regret
-Anger
We hold on to stuff in hopes we can use it in the future.
-Pride
-Things to use against others
-Things to gain power over others
Being silent today has been very frustrating. I swear I looked like I was fighting off a swarm of beings while trying to communicate how mad I was with the girls today. They still haven't figured out why I can't respond to their questions from clear across the house.
Not being able to talk forces you to listen. I am looking for what God wants to show me and teach me through these days.
Not sure how all of this ties in with today's readings but it seemed worth typing.
Good night sweet sisters in Christ!
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