I'm a very planned and organized type of person, so when my domestic worker was a 'no show' on Wednesday and again on Saturday after she promised to come in, it really threw my weekend plans out of whack!
As a result of the disruption I did not get everything done as planned and will only get to finish my Sunday blog on Monday. I really feel God challenging me to just say, "It is what it is." Why is acceptance of certain difficulties so important? Because acceptance brings with it change. When we accept the situation we empower ourselves to look at the setback in a positive light and find a new path to move forward on.
Acceptance also helps to eliminate anger. Anger is a powerful emotion and it is there to tell you that someone has violated your boundaries, but even if they have, staying in the anger zone will not help you to move forward. When anger is active it traps you where you are.
I agree there are times when we need to respond with authority to a situation but that reaction should still not be an angry one but an authoritative one, we have the right to insist on good service and to have our rights respected.
If you want to be free to move and grow then join me in saying, "It is what it is."
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