Week 24
Winter Meltdown 5. Completed!
Oh man is growing hard. Just when you start thinking you're doing it right, you realize you're not. I suppose thats one of the best/worst things about learning. Once you start you can't stop. There is always more progress to make.
This week I was sorely amazed by my own attitude. Not necessarily in action, but behind my words. Out of nowhere I bubbled over with frustration. My words and thoughts all had a bit of sting to them. Not only did this effect my own relationships, but the group dynamic. It is so easy to make excuses and blame other people, but when I stepped away from it all, I saw my own heart in the matter. My own bitterness.
How can I expect to be in/lead true relationships with such a loose tongue. How can I expect to speak truth while spitting sarcasm from the same mouth. I simply can not.
Luckily, I am in a place surrounded by people who love and encourage.
Ephesians 4:29 says, "let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear." Only as is good for building up. That's it. Thanks for that reminder, Elijah.
This is a real way I can love people better. With my words.
Again, not just when it is easy, but even when my instinct is to snap back, make fun, or prove myself. Living in community is hard. But so worth it.
Thanks for the support and forgiveness, guys.
Colossians 3:15-17 reminds me "...and let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."
So thankful to have friends like you guys.
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