This is how I felt this morning...Eli just looks a lot cuter pouting than I do. I woke up today in a mood...an irritated by everything kinda mood. Pathetic. You know it's bad when I was wishing I didn't have to be around myself! As I drove the kids to school, I was thinking about what I could blog today...they were not pretty thoughts :) So, before I started my post, I first went to one of my favorite blogs by another Pastor's Wife. God has been using her blog to tell me what I need to hear, and boy do I need that today! Sure enough, it was on prayer. Had I prayed today? Not really...mostly selfish whiny requests and complaints. Nothing that would allow Him to change my heart. So I sat down with my Bible, and opened to this, "Fix your thoughts on what is true and good and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely, and dwell on the fine, good things in others. Think about all you can praise God for and be glad about." Philippians 4:8. Yep, pretty sure God was speaking straight to me. Why do I so easily forget that? Why do my thoughts immediately focus on the negative? No wonder I'm in a bad mood...dwelling on how tight my jeans are feeling today since I haven't been running because of the snow day after day after day...SEE! There they are! Un-lovely thoughts! I am thankful that I can "fix" my thoughts on the good things. It doesn't happen automatically, but it is POSSIBLE. I am making a conscious decision, today, to not rely on how I'm feeling, but on God's truth. I can pretty much guarantee that I'll have to re "fix" them on an hourly basis today :) Truth: the snow will eventually melt...I will eventually be able to run again outside, which will cause my jeans to not dig into my stomach as I sit here at the computer, AMEN! Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Attitude check
This is how I felt this morning...Eli just looks a lot cuter pouting than I do. I woke up today in a mood...an irritated by everything kinda mood. Pathetic. You know it's bad when I was wishing I didn't have to be around myself! As I drove the kids to school, I was thinking about what I could blog today...they were not pretty thoughts :) So, before I started my post, I first went to one of my favorite blogs by another Pastor's Wife. God has been using her blog to tell me what I need to hear, and boy do I need that today! Sure enough, it was on prayer. Had I prayed today? Not really...mostly selfish whiny requests and complaints. Nothing that would allow Him to change my heart. So I sat down with my Bible, and opened to this, "Fix your thoughts on what is true and good and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely, and dwell on the fine, good things in others. Think about all you can praise God for and be glad about." Philippians 4:8. Yep, pretty sure God was speaking straight to me. Why do I so easily forget that? Why do my thoughts immediately focus on the negative? No wonder I'm in a bad mood...dwelling on how tight my jeans are feeling today since I haven't been running because of the snow day after day after day...SEE! There they are! Un-lovely thoughts! I am thankful that I can "fix" my thoughts on the good things. It doesn't happen automatically, but it is POSSIBLE. I am making a conscious decision, today, to not rely on how I'm feeling, but on God's truth. I can pretty much guarantee that I'll have to re "fix" them on an hourly basis today :) Truth: the snow will eventually melt...I will eventually be able to run again outside, which will cause my jeans to not dig into my stomach as I sit here at the computer, AMEN! 
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
Amen to attitude check!! I, too, feel the same way as Eli. You know you can always do what I do when I'm at the computer... unbutton your jeans. Hee! Hee! Spring is coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Don't get used to me leaving you comments. Love you!
It's only a matter of time and the snow will be gone.... I think we are all getting a little testy in this winter!
ReplyDeleteI like to call it being a "Negative Nancy". Mostly because I worked with a lady named Nancy once that never stopped complaining. Her daily complaints were a reality check to how iritating it is for others to listen to your complains. However, I'm right there with you. I'm really having to try not to be a "B" about everything due to the weather! I'm glad others are in the same boat! I need to think about the positive, tonight I'll curl up with the dog, eat dinner in bed and watch a movie...that's pretty fun and laid back for a Wednesday night! haha! I think I just blogged in your comment box! : )
ReplyDeletePraying for you today!! and sending you some sunshine too!
ReplyDelete** and I too wish I looked that cute with a "pathetic, tired, need to go back to bed" look on my face :)
Shell, I love that you blogged in my comments! :)
ReplyDeleteHe does look cute pouting.
ReplyDeleteI'm with ya. There are a lot of days that I don't really want to be around myself either. Great attitude change and thanks for passing it on.
This must be a God-theme recently. I (re-)blogged about this same thing not too long ago. I can't worry or be upset when I am remembering all the things God's told me to remember, only when I'm thinking on *other* things!
ReplyDeleteHang in there; we all have days like this, but your choices mean they will be fewer and fewer in the future! Isn't He good?
at our house we call this attitude
ReplyDelete"Grouch Pants"...Jedd gets asked a lot...when did you go put on grouch pants?!?!
or... would you go change your grouchy pants?
or... you enjoy grouchy pants don't you?!
or....uh oh, now moma's got on grouchy pants!!!