Monday, June 09, 2008
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Continuum
By John Mayer
see relatedI am not an angry person. I'm probably not as laid back as I would like, but I don't get worked up over stupid stuff and I try not get involved in drama. But yesterday I just let EVERYTHING get to me. Some stuff at church combined with an friend's breakup caused me to internalize it all to such a degree that I was angry most of the day. What made my mood so frustrating yesterday was that my life is so damn great right now (pardon my french, but it fits perfectly), that when I focus on what's not great it lessens the joy in my life right now. I become distracted from the perfect by focusing on the imperfect. I hate that I do that - I guess it's the human condition caused by wanting the fruit from the one tree we can't have. Thing is, when I get a good nights sleep and wake up to God's new mercies, those overwhelming issues pale in the bright morning light of a new day. I'm once again reminded that I can stew on stuff and worry, or I can allow God to be God and trust Him with the little things that sometimes feel big.
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Comments (4)
:) I love you. Chris and I were just talking about how often the petty evils seem worse than the "big" ones.
I know exactly how you feel! I remember when I was going to college, my life really was great..but because I was so far away from my then-boyfriend, I was miserable! And even when everything else is going amazingly, there's always that little inkling that things could be better! All I can say is PRAY! ..that always seems to help me.
I so understand! One of my biggest faults with N is focusing on the bad stuff instead of the good. I get a horribel attitude when I do that and just ruin everything. I guess that's why God reminds us about every 5 verses in the NT to "be thankful". I really should remember that more, lol. ~ L
I think whenever we are in a really good place in life, Satan does his darnedest to throw negative thoughts our way to distract us from praising God for the good things. Recognize the negative and trash it before it pollutes your joy!