Listening
I have found myself gravitating toward religion and the church more and more in the last six months. I feel like I did when I was 15-23.....in need and in love with that spiritual connection which grounds me more. It is a good feeling. I think the path that led me to it again was the strong need with all of the things happening in my life. My life is always filled with good things, but the tough times were outweighing my blessings, in my mind, and I needed something more to get me through. When I really looked, I realized that "the footprints in the sand", were Jesus', not mine and he was carrying me. When he put me down, we began to walk together and it is has been such a wonderful blessing to me. I have found myself more open to listening to everything and everyone. I am more in connection with the good and the positive. I love going to church every week, despite some of the things I do not agree with that the institution of the church participate or believe in.
My father gave me an article about a year or more ago, from the New York Times. It was entitled, "Resiliant people" and he said that reminded him of me. I agreed with the couple of characteristics that fit me, but there was one characteristic which was missing, spirituality. I knew it was missing because I have felt it so strongly in my earlier life, but was not in touch with it at this point. Now that I find myself engaging in it again, I see why it is listed as a characteristic of resilience.
There is no way we can carry the load that we bear without handing it over to Jesus. At this time of year, I am a tired mom from all that I do and when I start to feel sorry for myself, I think of Jesus and that he bears all pain and all strife for all. I realize that what I bear for the few people in my life is nothing compared to what he handles everyday for everyone. It gives me strength to go on trying to be the best I can for all who depend on me.
I pray every week that I will be me a better listener, more patient, more forgiving and a better person over all. I am not completely confident that I am doing those things any better, but I do know that I am trying and that is all any of us can do.
My father gave me an article about a year or more ago, from the New York Times. It was entitled, "Resiliant people" and he said that reminded him of me. I agreed with the couple of characteristics that fit me, but there was one characteristic which was missing, spirituality. I knew it was missing because I have felt it so strongly in my earlier life, but was not in touch with it at this point. Now that I find myself engaging in it again, I see why it is listed as a characteristic of resilience.
There is no way we can carry the load that we bear without handing it over to Jesus. At this time of year, I am a tired mom from all that I do and when I start to feel sorry for myself, I think of Jesus and that he bears all pain and all strife for all. I realize that what I bear for the few people in my life is nothing compared to what he handles everyday for everyone. It gives me strength to go on trying to be the best I can for all who depend on me.
I pray every week that I will be me a better listener, more patient, more forgiving and a better person over all. I am not completely confident that I am doing those things any better, but I do know that I am trying and that is all any of us can do.
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