“I found myself wishing life could be easy and free of distraction. I could be such a great wife/ Mom/ person/ daughter/ granddaughter/ friend/ teacher/ companion if life didn’t keep throwing me curve balls…but those curve balls are what real life is made of. We never know what is coming. We have to learn to live and love in the reality that we are in. If we are always waiting for perfect circumstances to enable us to love well we are fooling ourselves. The only time I have had that experience was during the week of my honeymoon.
No more excuses. I don’t want to blame the imperfectness of life for my shortcomings. I want to know the Lord in an intimate way where the fruit of the Spirit is evident in my life regardless of my circumstances.
But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. (Galatians 5:22 The Message)”
-from the blog of a lovely lady, whose words often echo so well.
November 22, 2009 at 7:11 pm |
hear you