So this little selfish slump I have been in the last few days seems to be on it's way out! Thank GOD! I still haven't gotten to apologize to my friend; I am pretty sure she has been avoiding me all day. Not that I blame her, I kind of deserve that. I know that God will work it out, or I will, so that I apologize before she returns back home tomorrow.
This morning I took my grandma to the eye doctor and then stopped at the coffee shop on the way home for her. As I was standing in line waiting for our drinks, another lady, who must be a frequent customer, stopped and was speaking with the barista. The barista asked her if she had been walking and the lady replied that she hadn't but she was going to get a shot in her hip and that she would be again soon.
PERFECT OPPORTUNITY!!!
Did I take it. Well, no. But I thought about it... and that is an extreme improvement over the last few days! Here is the problem. I stopped... and ... I thought. Now normally thinking about an action is not a bad thing, in fact it is usually a much better idea to stop and think things through before doing them. This is NOT the case with me and praying people. The minute I stop and think, I immediately talk myself out of it. I think my next step in recovering from my back-slidden state is to remind myself, just who it is that lives inside of me.
I forget...a lot... that living IN me is the Holy Spirit. The Christ in me, the hope of glory. That no matter what I have done or where I have gone, He always takes me back. It is never too late to say, 'I am sorry, God. I'll do it Your way next time!' When I do that He is quick to hear me and answer me. I love Him for that! He is AmAzing! Tomorrow, I will not hesitate. I will not think. I will see and hear the people who are hurting and I will pray and I will encourage them. Thank You, Father, that Your mercy is new every morning!
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