yesterday
i would've been on time for that appointment
if it weren't for all those cars and stop signs and lights and stuff
this morning
i would never have eaten all those sugar snacks
if the hubs hadn't bought them in the first place
last week
i'd never have spoken harshly to my kids
overreacted to a simple comment
forgotten to spend time with the Father
neglected to clean my house properly
put off calling a struggling friend
if only i'd had more sleep
more time
more energy
lately
i find myself reprimanding my children for refusing to take responsibility for their own actions
as in
'sweetie
even when your brother hits/yells/takes/says that first
it's still wrong for you to return it back to him in kind
his sin does not justify yours'
sin has no excuse
or maybe it would be better to say
sin is it's own excuse
so often
i fool myself into thinking
that i am just a victim in every situation
that i simply a victim of imperfect circumstances
not responsible for reigning myself in
or
accepting and acknowledging my own wrongdoing
and then the spirit speaks
reminding me of his words
'...all of you be harmonious
sympathetic
brotherly
kindhearted, and
humble in spirit;
not returning evil for evil
or insult for insult
but giving a blessing instead;
for your were called for the very purpose
that you might inherit a blessing.
1 peter 3:8-9
'
i would've been on time for that appointment
if it weren't for all those cars and stop signs and lights and stuff
this morning
i would never have eaten all those sugar snacks
if the hubs hadn't bought them in the first place
last week
i'd never have spoken harshly to my kids
overreacted to a simple comment
forgotten to spend time with the Father
neglected to clean my house properly
put off calling a struggling friend
if only i'd had more sleep
more time
more energy
lately
i find myself reprimanding my children for refusing to take responsibility for their own actions
as in
'sweetie
even when your brother hits/yells/takes/says that first
it's still wrong for you to return it back to him in kind
his sin does not justify yours'
sin has no excuse
or maybe it would be better to say
sin is it's own excuse
so often
i fool myself into thinking
that i am just a victim in every situation
that i simply a victim of imperfect circumstances
not responsible for reigning myself in
or
accepting and acknowledging my own wrongdoing
and then the spirit speaks
reminding me of his words
'...all of you be harmonious
sympathetic
brotherly
kindhearted, and
humble in spirit;
not returning evil for evil
or insult for insult
but giving a blessing instead;
for your were called for the very purpose
that you might inherit a blessing.
1 peter 3:8-9
'