I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!
Galations 2:20-21
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Mar. 17, 2008~ Forgetfulness...a wonderful thing! ~
Tonight on the ride home Rick said something that made me so irritated I had to grit my teeth to help me be quiet. As my teeth were grinding I thought- when we get home we will definitely be talking about this!
But I chose to be quiet while in the car all the while NOT act mad. Rick had no clue...
We drove on and I was finally able to unclench my teeth and continue in our conversations with the kids and enjoy one another's company.
When we got home everyone got ready for bed and I went in to read my Bible while waiting for Rick. Suddenly I remembered I was going to talk to him about this thing that really made me mad in the car...but I forgot what it was.
I smiled to myself. God spoke to me then in a voice so filled with amusement I could almost hear him audibly. Why was that incident at the moment so important, I don't know. How quickly it slipped form my mind, so painlessly. What if I had chosen a different plan? Why can't I choose this one more often? Oh! I can! I have just chosen not too for some irrational reason.
Well, this lesson did not fall on deaf ears. I intend to repeat it often.
I love this illustration! I too have been thankful for holding my tongue when mad, frustrated, irritated etc. and thought that I would mention it later. But when later comes, I either don't remember or don't really care by that time! I wish I did remember to do this more often, especially with my children about certain pet peeves! :)
We are a family of 9. We have home schooled since 1990. Our oldest 3 have graduated and are off on their own. So now we have a 10th,8th,6th and 4th grader. Our main goal as we have walked this path for a while now is to have a strong tight bond with our children and to have them love the Lord. We enjoy various ways of schooling mainly sticking to a Charlotte Mason path. I guess something that God has taught us through our journey is that we need to be grounded in what we know is true, yet flexible enough to grow in order to not be broken by winds of change.Until I figure out how to get pictures on here you can check us out at www.photobucket.com under garringer9 ---enjoy!
