BEING SICK STINKS BUT...

at least it teaches you that you're human and it's impossible to try to live up to some sort of standard of perfection. I hate to let things go. And that bothers me. I don't like to get behind on housework, schoolwork, etc. I'm embarrassed to admit how much the TV is on. But this is life, real life. It is full of ups and downs, sickness, disobedient children, disappointments, unfulfilled expectations. Why do I hold myself to a standard that Christ suffered and died to set me free from? God is not sitting up there expecting me to be perfectly consistent, always following through on the best well-thought out plans. So why do I expect that of myself? I don't have all the answers but I know that I'm guilty of this idolatry - worshipping what other people think of me. I've probably written about this before but I guess some lessons are constantly being learned.

Give yourself some grace. Allow yourself to mess up. Know that He loves you anyway, and still asks you to come. Come cast all your anxieties upon Him. Come rest in His unchanging and steadfast love. Be renewed by His mercy.

Thanks to my friend Ann V. for inspiring this post.