I am so thankful for Paster Bob's lesson on Sunday. For some reason everyday this week the subject has come up in conversation or in my thoughts. Its so hard for me to wait and to let the Lord have his way. I am reading this book right now and below is a section that really stuck out to me and seem to align up to the message. I pray that daily I can be aware of this and have that reminder that to celebrate life and let God take care of the rest.
Often we allow ourselves to get all worked up about thins that, upon closer examination, aren't really that big a deal. We focus on little problems and concerns and blow them way out of proportion. A stranger, for example, might cut in front of us in traffic. Rather than let it go, and go on with our day, we convince ourselves that ware are justified in our anger. We play out an imaginary confrontation in our mind. Many of us migh even tell someone else about the incident later on rather than simply let it go. Why not instead simply allow the driver to have his accident somewhere else? Try to hve compassion for the person and remember how painful it is to be in such an enormous hurry. This way, we can maintain our own sense of well-being and avaoid taking other people's problems personally. There are many similar, "small stuff" examples that occur every day in our lives. Wheather we had to wait in line, listen to unfair criticism, or do the lions's share of the work, it pays enourmous dividends if we learn not to worry aobut little tings. So many people spend so much time of their life energy "sweating the small stuff" that they completely lose touch with the magic and beauty of life. When you commit to working toward this goal you will have far more energy to be kinder and gentler.
By Richard Carlson PHD
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