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My Journey to Practice What I Preach

Part of being human is to be imperfect, but part of being a Christian is to be mature in the ways that God desires us to, so that we may be prepared to fulfill the purpose He has for us. That is a lesson I have been teaching my son (whom I home-school) as of late. However, this morning I faced a situation that tested my own maturity.

 And, uh oh...

 Can I be real with you all for a moment? I reacted to a situation I did almost everything I could to avoid in the first place, only to have it backfire due to things I could not control. Yup, I acted like an immature butt-head, as I'm sure my husband would tell you if he were the loving, loyal, gentleman that he is. Embarrassment over what others may think of me as a result of a situation I could not control got the better of me.

 In other words, I reacted imperfectly. I can truly say that I did not pass this test with flying colors, but I can also say that I have progressed from how I may have reacted in the past. I stopped myself and took a good, hard look.

 I could not control the actions of others and I could not control the situation, no matter how hard I tried. BUT I could control my reaction to those uncontrollable truths and I was failing miserably and making myself miserable as a result. So, somehow God's voice spoke to me in that moment and I realized I have myself to blame.

 It was time to put my big girl panties on and put my embarrassed, exhausted (Hey, I'm a mother of four!), people pleasing dirty laundry away. I put on my Cape of Good Faith and took off my biased and worldly rose-colored glasses.

 And, I saw the light.

 All in all I learned that I may not be where I would like to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be! I've learned to hold myself accountable to how God would want me to act. I was able to switch from caring about the world's opinion of me and to instead focus on the opinion that truly matters, my Lord Jesus Christ.

 I'd like to encourage you all in whatever challenges you are facing in your own lives. We all have challenges we are facing. No one is exempt. Accept your human imperfections, but do not be made prisoner to them. We are the staring roles in our own incomplete story, so let's make our lives worth reading about... showing progress in our beginning, middle, and end towards becoming who we are meant to be... having grace, mercy, forgiveness, and love. It's never too late, but it does start with a conscious choice from you. For me, I've made my choice. What's yours?

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