That is what I call "mirror image," and what I've come to suspect is God's view of our material world. And it sprouted wings in my world this morning.
I was on the short-end of the love stick yesterday...snubbed royally in fact. That's never a fun feeling so, of course, I'm right thankful it rarely happens. But my heart felt bruised and my head was all packed, ready to move on down the line.
I spent the day reminding me of "thank you" and "love and laugh" and continuing to feel bruised and to hear "split already." Even as I awoke and arose this morning, I was feeling the drag.
Then, just as I was walking out with Ruckus, I got my blinding flash...in God's view, this is his gift for me to use to do, not just to talk that all things work together for my good. To do is to realize the mirror image of the snub...i.e., to know it as a gift to me.
I talk about taking nothing personally, and I've become fairly good about it if I do say so myself. But here was an ego-buster and right in my face. Which this morning I realized was exactly what I needed in order to continue learning to take nothing personally. The snub said nothing at all about me...and I'd best not get into what I want it to say about them for that's just a sneakier way to take it personally.
From the moment of that realization, I've been mentally singing my thank you and grinning like I love me. God is so good to me.
Thank you.
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