The root of the problem....

Why is it that sometimes, my mouth has a mind of it's OWN?  Usually I am quite quiet, but sometimes, just sometimes, I'm not.  It's like a pressure pot.  There's only so much pressure that can be contained.  Oops!  Then, there it is... something foolish I've said just hanging in midair and I can't even take it back!
However, I am different, too, because I understand the root.  It is not necessary to be right and who do I think I am that my way should be the best way things are done.  Why should I care what people think?  Why should it bother me when I feel like my kids are not supported or cared for or treated equally? Is it really important to get "my fair share?"  The key word, however, is feel.  Feelings are based on our frail flesh, not biblical truth.  Not that we can't feel, but we should  never use our emotions as an excuse to misbehave, as I have done in the past.  I also know, not being perfect, that I'm likely to allow it to happen again.  It's tough for sure!
Obviously feelings and emotions serve a purpose because the Lord, the CREATOR, created them. Herein lies the understanding.  If people would just get it, how much easier would life be!  I'm very tired of this game of who is better at what and my kid is better than yours, smarter than yours, prettier, faster- WHO cares?  WHO cares because in the end, you can't take any of that with you to eternity.  It does not one bit of good!  Our identity should be in Christ, not ourselves or our accomplishments or our FEELINGS.  Once a person cracks open God's word and this is revealed, the outcome is freedom! FREEDOM from the bondage of self-righteousness and pride!  I know I'm guilty of giving myself much more credit than I deserve. Who do I think I am?  I do ask, though, before you judge me, to examine your own heart and your own motives.  Does it make you feel better to belittle others?  Does it elevate your ego?  I confess that I have felt that way in the past.  That's NOT what life is about, though.  This is a journey to eternity.  I know where I want mine to be, and I know it is a struggle each day to stay on this path.  It's narrow- even the bible says it is.  It's beautiful though AND, despite it being narrow, we can all fit because we are all in different places of our walk. Think about it today and join me.

Who am I that the Lord of ALL the earth would care to know my name?

Proverbs 3:5-6 (New International Version)

 ⁵ Trust in the LORD with all your heart
       and lean not on your own understanding;
 ⁶ in all your ways acknowledge him,
       and he will make your paths straight.