Episode 9

Reflections from my daily read…

I will admit that as I am a creature of habit, I make an effort to spend at least a few minutes each day in the Bible.  Some days I might get into a really good part and end up reading for hours.  Life, weather, attitude, and a host of other scenarios can play out on any given day to have an effect on this creature’s habits! 

If my time in the word becomes lacking, it can begin to unsettle other aspects of my day, mainly my writing!  I will admit that my life is as far from organized as is possible, but for the most part, I am acclimated to chaos on a daily basis.  I am guessing this to be the reason that my morning read is so necessary for carrying me through to the morrow.  I have had to establish some attitude adjustment practices, to keep things in a healthy perspective. 

As you may have guessed, I am going to be using the Bible as my Attitude Adjuster!  Everyone has, at least once in their life, been lectured about how fortunate they should be for what they have, so I am not going there at all…quite frankly it makes me wanna throw up in my mouth a little, with each ignorantly gifted piece of advice, given from a place of comfort.  Trust me, those with their face in the dirt, do not need others to point out that at least we have a toothbrush to get the dirt out of our teeth.  What I am able to do, however, is reflect on the lives of those in the Bible.  If Paul could write countless letters and passages in scripture, often from within a prison cell, I aspire! 

Unlike Paul, I am blessed with a means to write down anything and everything from the comfort of my chair, clicking Save and Share willy nilly, with all the modern writing tools readily available.  Try imagining how long and painstaking it must have been for anyone to write down and record information back then, let alone get it out on the wire to those in need.  If you wanted to like or respond to anything Paul said, you would have to put your shoes on, pack your bag for a long journey, and hope you arrive before winter.  If you wanted to let him know that you were coming, you had to either send a letter many months in advance, or just show up and hope he was located where you planned to visit.

By comparing myself to those who came before, I am simply sharing a method of thought that helps me place things into perspective.  This is the place I go to bring back a sense of gratitude for what I do actually hold within my grasp.  If I dwell on actual stuff in my hands, well, it does not help keep a healthy attitude.  What I can attest to, is the fact that I am here…I have not starved to death, nor am I walking around naked, for which you can thank me! 

If men and woman of biblical times could lead full lives in Christ Jesus, then for goodness sake, so can I!

We walk by GRACE…

I may not have what the world views as “much”…

But, God’s Grace does and will continue to sustain me!