Monday, March 23, 2015
Would God bless a servant's attitude or your self-centered attitude?
Tonight my husband and I were getting ready to go somewhere. It was half hour before we had to leave the house in order to be on time to our destination according to the time I committed over the phone we'd arrive. I looked at the situation I thought logically at the half-hour-before-time-to-leave mark. I had many things to do! Girls changed and ready, diaper bag packed, myself ready, hair fixed. It seemed that my husband had less to do than I did to get ready! As I was changing one of the girls in the bedroom and I knew my husband was on the computer in the other room, I thought of going out there and asking him to help. I was nervous I would not get done everything in that half hour. But, I chose to use the few extra minutes to keep working instead of those minutes it would have slowed me down to ask my husband for help. Praise the Lord. I am glad I did, because as I was continuing to get the girls ready, I knew those few minutes I had a choice of how to use was actually a choice between "a few minutes of asking-borderline complaining"... or ... "more diligent, silent effort toward the door." I am glad I continued getting the girls ready 'cause as I was, I overheard my husband in the other room at the computer mentioning that he shared on a social network a useful, encouraging video. I realized my selfish-centered-ness could have prevented several from being encouraged, because it was just moments after I chose to press on with diligence alone that I found out my husband probably would have been distracted and unable to be a blessing to others had I interrupted with my pity-party. I am glad to serve a man who wants to/loves to... serve and encourage others. So when you feel like comparing yourself with/complaining to your husband, check your attitude and think with a deeper perspective. Would God bless a servant's attitude? or your self-centered attitude? Which display would He favor and bless?
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This is a good admonition! I find myself being self-centered, especially in my thought-life so much of the time. I was recently convicted of this because of how UN-self-center Christ was in coming to die for our sins...
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