One of my favorite lines in Night in the Museum 2 was Jed turning away, "No I'd rather squander it in self-pity." Too often I've chosen to use my evenings in much the same way Jed did.
I was considering, what makes one day better than another? What makes today so good, but tomorrow so rotten? Sure there are nice sounding excuses. The flunked test. The family member who's having a rough day. The bad news about your job. There are excuses. But what good are those?
I was recently intrigued by the quote, "Self-pity comes when we lose intimacy with Jesus." In reality, if He is our all, then why do the other things bother us? Is it because Jesus is not our all? I've been thinking over recent times, and have realized that in reality Jesus has not been my all. He's been part of the math equation, but I've also thrown in my wisdom, my opinions, and all the other me-focused elements that I'm so comfortable with. But that's not the way my heart should be. God shouldn't just be part of the math equation. He shouldn't just be 1/3rd of my day. He should be everything, all the time, everyday.
What am I choosing self-pity or Jesus?
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One Liners to brighten your day!
- Evening News is where they begin by telling you "Good Evening!" and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
- Money can't buy happiness. But it sure makes misery a whole lot easier to deal with.
- If stupidity got us into this mess, why can't it get us out?
- I always wanted to be a procrastinator, but never got around to it.
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Wow... good thinking. I know how it feels when other people's bad days ruin it for those of us who're fine. I guess I need to think about that when it comes to me as well! Thanks!
now THAT is something we all need to remember once in a while....awesome Leah! pffff that was good...I've been needing to drag myself out of that ditch recently. :(
Hey babe! It's so true. Appreciate u sharrin ur thoughts. I think it's so cool to alwayz b joyful in the Spirit even when things are tough. Cuz joy can't be based in circumstances. So yeah, choosin to live in Jesus today. love u!! <3
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