Wasting Precious Hours

I'm so mad at myself! I strive very hard to live each day to the fullest. So there's nothing that bugs me more than allowing a 24-hour period to be wasted on something very trivial. Well, I did that earlier this week. And the worst part--it’s something I’ve done before—same issue, different day.

I allowed something that was ridiculously small to consume my thoughts and drag me down through the evening, into the night and for the better part of the next day. But through prayer and digging into God’s Word, I snapped out of it. The situation had not changed, but my perspective changed a full 360 degrees. And all of a sudden there was fresh air to breathe.

As a kid, did you every experience playing in the pool with friends and one of them held you under longer than you would have liked. You start to freak out and getting a breath just consumes you. But when you finally come up, it feels like the best gulp of air you’ve ever taken. That’s exactly how I felt. The air was great and I felt alive again. I may get down, but I’ll never be out as long as I’m a child of God.

And what bugged me even more was that I could just see the devil laughing the whole time—he got me again and knew that I had fallen for the same trap that he’s set many times before. But the good news is God pulled me out of my mess. I’m so very thankful for His patience and mercy!

On my desk at work, I have a quote that states, “Live your life in such away that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders and says…'Oh no…she’s awake.'” I’m gonna work hard to keep making him shudder…he had a break this week, but no more!