Five Minute Friday: Tired
At this point in my life I have alot going on, and I LOVE it, but I have alot that I am juggling and tired is apparently a trigger complaining word to me. Well when I think about it and consider having to write on it for 5 minutes. :/
When I think about the word my mind immidiately begins racing over tiny complaints that I am tired of, but then the Spirit of the Lord reminds me that these complaints are small in comparison to the surpassing Greatness of Knowing Christ Jesus my Lord and in Whom I would gladly give my life to share in the fellowship of His sufferings, (Phil. 3) and therefore how can I complain?
I am Tired of struggling with a negative heart and attitude. I am tired of viewing my little, passing, insignificant things as monumental and completely missing the Big Picture. I am tired of complaining over a broken fingernail and being too busy focused on my nail problem that I don't notice that my neighbor just lost her hand. Or even worse complaining that my overall perfectly healthy child has a cold and not giving thought to a neighbor who just misscarried.
I am tired of me getting in the way of being used by Him because I can't get my eyes off of me. :)
I pray that GOD uses my life to be the hands and feet of Jesus, and to do that, there's a Lot of me, that's got to be surrendered!
HIS Clay~
Melissa
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oh yes...I love what Ann Voskamp says...the remedy is in the retina...it's all about the focus... thanks for helping refocus...
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a wonderful post! A wonderful reminder! :) So many blessings! :)
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What a great Five Minute Friday post! I see a lot of myself in this -- especially being "tired of me getting in the way of being used by Him because I can't get my eyes off of me."
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your heart today! Your post certainly touched mine.
What a beautiful post! I, too, get tired of myself, and of my own 'getting in the way' of the Lord's plans and purposes...often overlooking those with problems much greater than my own in the process. Thanks for the gentle reminder to look beyond my own nose and to yield myself more available to the Lord...to surrender myself completely...and to allow myself to be used as His hands and feet upon this earth. Thank you so much! Have a very merry and blessed Christmas season!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post! I, too, am tired of my own self, and attitudes, getting in the way of God's plans and purposes...often overlooking those with much greater problems than my own in the process. Thank you for the gentle reminder to look beyond my own nose and yield myself as Jesus's hands and feet upon this earth. Thank you so much! Have a merry and blessed Christmas season!
ReplyDeleteOh God bless you Melissa! I know exactly what you mean about tired being a real trigger complaining word... I had the exact same reaction. I just love this post, and how you took the urge to retreat into the complain-y and turned it around into a spiritual lesson..... how'd ya do that in only five minutes?? ;-)
ReplyDeleteMelissa, What happens when you don't think of yourself as a complainer, but your family tells you differently?? Well, I listened. that was years ago, but I still really struggle with this malady/sickness!! I do have a cure, however. A friend of mine gets the Voice Of the Martyrs and one of the issues has a cover picture of Yubelina! She is a severe burn victim from Indonesia! this picture is amazing... she is smiling and her one good eye is twinkling!! Her skin grafts are stretched taut in a wonderful, totally un-self-conscious grin :--)My friend framed it and it is in her kichen window above her sink as a reminder!! I now have one in my bedroom beside my bed so I can see it first thing in the morning! It has helped dramatically, I must say!
ReplyDeleteOh Melissa, I can totally relate. I hate me when I am negative and I'm tired of trying and trying and still not being the woman I want to be. Yet, I do believe God is using you and he uses us despite our weakness. You are reaching out to many and are a light. Keep shining.
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