Maplewood Cottage Home-Lessons
• Aug. 25, 2007 - Random Thoughts on being pruned of pride
I have often been embarrassed when others take notice that we have had a lot of STUFF going on in our lives. I have even shied away from possible friendship with others on the basis of thinking they would think we are just nuts... their lives seem so calm you know with an occasional bump in the road while our is almost constantly rocky.
I also have spent an absorbent amount of time and energy trying to make sure the people that we are in contact understand us.
I think the Lord is trying to show us that we need not be ashamed!
There is soo much that IS out of ones control in life so why should we always try to shoulder the responsibility of every bump we encounter. Does God expect this of us? or is it our "pride of life" and trying to meet others expectations what delivers the most emotional blows!
I was slightly embarrassed yesterday when I went to a food pantry and was told that I couldn't get a food box.
I explained that this all was fairly new to me and I'd only ever received one food box very recently and that was from them. Then I stopped short and explained that no one had told me that there was a rule of only one box per every two months given to a household. It had been a little over one month since asking for help there.
I know most places are pretty much forced to be run by rules and regulations and not people and situations.
But was it important to have all that conversation?... that just led me to want to explain farther as to why I was there in the first place of which I did not do... The Lord was just saying put down your pride of life and stop trying to explain everything that I am letting you go through... just go through it with me and know I have my special purposes for it all. Trust ME.
Same with my doctors appointment this week. I found myself in the position of wanting to defend my choices. Choices that have been custom made to fit our situation, OUR LIFE. the norm or the expected will not do... they often only add more obstacles to the journey.
I so much need to, want to, lay down the pride of life. |
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