Word For 5/28/2022

 

Word For 5/28/2022

 

I have been silent for 1 week because I have been totally distracted by life!

Last week Charlene was sick for three days and on Sunday afternoon we went to the ER. They said she had colitis and raised heart enzymes, so they admitted her and she was there for 4 days. They sent her home with a prescription for an acid reducer.

 

That was only a part of my problem, for months I have been frustrated and easily angered about everything, and I mean everything. I do not know if I am just failing, if I am under an attack of the adversary or being tested and prepared; I do not think it would make a difference if I knew. I am still not responding the way I believe I should and I know it.

 

I have not found a solution that I am going to share, I am not looking for suggestions, I am just sharing the reality that I know that others are experiencing, that others are dealing with in their own way as I am. The reality of the Christian life is that it is not a crutch, it is not easy and it is not “the good life” (whatever that is to you).

 

Laying down our life and taking up our cross daily is hard and sometimes crushing. There is a great line in the movie, “Heaven is For Real”, at the end, when the Pastor and father, Todd Burpo, says, “…GOD crushed my pride – to open my heart – to Love.” That is where I am still struggling. If I was living in GOD’s Love all of these issues would not weight down my soul and create all this frustration.

Seek GOD First!

GOD Bless, Bob & Charlene