Well, what a discussion we had over the weekend about rewearing our jeans. I feel so much better. I will rewear my jeans with pride now knowing most of my sisters do the very same thing.
Today, I'm out in Oregon taping a new DVD Bible study and would love your prayers. My throat is sore and my voice is feeling a little weak. It would be a total bummer if I lost my voice and didn't have a chance to wear some re-worn jeans on camera y'all.
Plus, I'm really excited about my messages and sort of need my voice to deliver them. Thanks for praying.
For today's post, I snagged a little section from my book, Becoming More than a Good Bible Study Girl...
Have you ever caught yourself wishing for something someone else has?
My house looks great until a friend redecorates. Her clever color combination and crafty restoration abilities have created rooms that look as though they’ve stepped straight from a magazine. Suddenly my home feels outdated and plain.
My kids seem great until I’m around someone else’s who excel in areas my kids struggle in. I see her kids quietly reading books that are well advanced for their age and loving every minute of it. I compare that to mine who would rather have their right arm cut off than to read books that are barely grade level all the while asking me when they can go do something else more exciting. Suddenly I judge myself for not making reading more of a priority when they were younger and feel like a sub-par mom.
My clothes seem fine until someone else walks in looking completely snappy. And suddenly my baggy, saggy reworn jeans feel a little reworn. (I added that in just for a little relevant update y'all.)
Suddenly all that I’m blessed with pales in the face of comparison. I’m blinded from seeing what I do have in the face of what I don’t have. My heart is drawn into a place of ungratefulness and assumption. As I assume everything is great for those that possess what I don’t have, I become less and less thankful for what’s mine.
And here’s the real kicker… things for the person I’m comparing myself to are almost never what they seem. If there’s one thing that living 40 years has taught me, is that everybody has not so great sides to their lives. Whenever I get an idyllic view of someone else’s life, I will often say out loud, “I am not equipped to handle what they have both good and bad.”
The statement, I am not equipped to handle what they have both good and bad,” has been one of the greatest realizations God has given me.
Every situation has both good and bad. When I want someone else’s good, I must realize that I’m also asking for the bad that comes along with it. It’s always a package deal. And usually if I’ll just give something enough time to unfold I can often be found thanking God that I didn’t get someone else’s package.
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If you would like to order a copy of Becoming More than a Good Bible Girl, click here.
Congrats to Tracey from Freedom in His Grace Blog- you are the winner from last week's mother's day contest. Please e-mail Holly@Proverbs31.org to make arrangements.
Today, I'm out in Oregon taping a new DVD Bible study and would love your prayers. My throat is sore and my voice is feeling a little weak. It would be a total bummer if I lost my voice and didn't have a chance to wear some re-worn jeans on camera y'all.
Plus, I'm really excited about my messages and sort of need my voice to deliver them. Thanks for praying.
For today's post, I snagged a little section from my book, Becoming More than a Good Bible Study Girl...
Have you ever caught yourself wishing for something someone else has?
My house looks great until a friend redecorates. Her clever color combination and crafty restoration abilities have created rooms that look as though they’ve stepped straight from a magazine. Suddenly my home feels outdated and plain.
My kids seem great until I’m around someone else’s who excel in areas my kids struggle in. I see her kids quietly reading books that are well advanced for their age and loving every minute of it. I compare that to mine who would rather have their right arm cut off than to read books that are barely grade level all the while asking me when they can go do something else more exciting. Suddenly I judge myself for not making reading more of a priority when they were younger and feel like a sub-par mom.
My clothes seem fine until someone else walks in looking completely snappy. And suddenly my baggy, saggy reworn jeans feel a little reworn. (I added that in just for a little relevant update y'all.)
Suddenly all that I’m blessed with pales in the face of comparison. I’m blinded from seeing what I do have in the face of what I don’t have. My heart is drawn into a place of ungratefulness and assumption. As I assume everything is great for those that possess what I don’t have, I become less and less thankful for what’s mine.
And here’s the real kicker… things for the person I’m comparing myself to are almost never what they seem. If there’s one thing that living 40 years has taught me, is that everybody has not so great sides to their lives. Whenever I get an idyllic view of someone else’s life, I will often say out loud, “I am not equipped to handle what they have both good and bad.”
The statement, I am not equipped to handle what they have both good and bad,” has been one of the greatest realizations God has given me.
Every situation has both good and bad. When I want someone else’s good, I must realize that I’m also asking for the bad that comes along with it. It’s always a package deal. And usually if I’ll just give something enough time to unfold I can often be found thanking God that I didn’t get someone else’s package.
_________________________________________________________
If you would like to order a copy of Becoming More than a Good Bible Girl, click here.
Congrats to Tracey from Freedom in His Grace Blog- you are the winner from last week's mother's day contest. Please e-mail Holly@Proverbs31.org to make arrangements.
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