I hate bugs..

Oh the joys of ministry....
It is so easy to allow one circumstance, one feeling, one truth, one substance, hold us back from living for Christ. It is so easy to fall into traps, to believe lies, to care what other's think, to let emotions get the best of oneself. But God is teaching me His joy in it all.
Some of the littlest things tend to affect how a person goes about the rest of their day.
We choose to be affected by the things of this world, the people in it, just like we choose to not be affected. For so long I have allowed how people treat me, what they think of me, to dictate how I would respond to them or to my day.
Not anymore. Serving God is enough for me. Living in joy even when everyone expects you to be angry, frustrated, disappointed, sad, confused, etc., is so much more rewarding than letting the smallest things affect us.
God is so much bigger than those little things.
He cares so much more than the people of the world do.
And being His child, living in the center of His will, is the safest place to be in.
So why worry what others think or say when God's truth reigns in your own heart?
There are so many fears that I could have or worry about but I don't and I won't.
There are so many things people say that I could allow to put me in a sad or angry mood, but I won't.
There are so many things people do that could change my attitude in a minute, but I won't.
Because God is bigger than all turmoil and He is my strength.
In my weakness, He is strong. I am relying on Him and not myself.
I choose Christ, the way of selfless abandonment, not myself and the way of selfishness.

"Lord forgive us when we get consumed by the things of this world, That fight for our love, and our passion, As our eyes are open wide and on you. Grant us the privilege of your world view, And may your kingdom be, what wakes us up, and lays us down.." --Lose My Soul by TobyMac