Well it was back to work for me and
getting going again can be a bit slow. One thing that has been
dominating my thoughts over the last few days has been around some of
the challenges I've been facing with the renovations.
On the night the accident happened, I
was so exhausted that in my haste to make up the sleeper couch I
damaged something else. As the backrest fell down it hit the wall
mounted battery for my alarm system. Luckily the battery itself is
okay but the wall mounting fell apart breaking off small chunks of
concrete. Frustration, frustration!
I had become angry with myself about it
but the truth is it was as much an accident as the geyser valve
blowing so although I caused the problem it was really just par for
the course, one of those things that happen. That has been very hard
for me to accept but I suppose God is working on an issue of my
character that is rather thorny and that is that I have unrealistic
expectations of perfection and life just isn't that neat and tidy.
God desires that we have a balanced
view of life and that we not only forgive ourselves when things go
wrong unintentionally but that we also show ourselves grace. If we
are unable to show grace to ourselves we will not be able to give it
to another person and this causes our demeanor to appear harsh and
abrasive.
Join me in learning about God's grace,
kindness and forgiveness and in so doing, showing it to others.
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