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This past week I listened to some tapes about feelings and I learned that feelings are just that -feelings. They are not good or bad just feelings. I also learned that a person should not be ruled by those feelings. If a person is not careful feelings can lead a person down a wrong road. Obviously God gave us feelings but He also gave us a mind to sort through those feelings and find our way to fulfilment and joy.
So, today I am going to look at my feelings but not be led by them. I am going to enjoy this day despite how I feel. Believe it or not this will not be easy for me. I tend to have a lot of feelings about a lot of things. So, the way I am going to accomplish this is the only way I can get it done -with God’s help. So, with God’s help I am moving past the feelings and going on faith that God is not only with me but working all for good in my life.
Getting ready this morning was just like any other morning. I was putting on my socks when my spouse started talking about some pages in a devotional book that had spoken to her. I was paying very close attention and then it hit me that I needed to focus on what she was saying. I listened as intently as I could and heard her heart speaking. I am ashamed to admit that there are times I do not listen as well as I should. But today God helped me listen and because of this she shared some thoughts that we very important to her.
This early morning happening has caused me to reflect more on listening. I would have never heard my spouses heart if I had not focused on not just her words but all that was taking place around me. I wonder how many of life’s surprising moments I miss because I am in a hurry to get on with something else or because I am too taken up with my own thoughts. Today I am hoping and praying that I will listen more with ears that hear the heart.
I enjoy being right. This can be a real problem in my relationship with others. There are been (and I am ashamed to say) times when being right became the top priority. I am sitting here today wondering about my need to be right and have decided that I can not only be wrong (I certainly have been many times) but I can also put relationship above being right. I really need to be think about being more humble in many ways. I am talking about not just with those who are friends but most of all with my family and close friends.
After all I am just a human like everyone else. I am no better and no worse than any one else. So, this week I am going to think about the words respect and honor and try to live them out.