There's this Bible verse, Colossians 3:23 that reads: "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters."
I really try to focus on life because I feel like I do things very grudgingly a lot of the time, and it just makes me look like a mean old grump.
Does anyone else struggle with this?
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Or was it a bad five minutes that you milked all day?
There's this Bible verse, Colossians 3:23 that reads: "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters."
I really try to focus on life because I feel like I do things very grudgingly a lot of the time, and it just makes me look like a mean old grump.
Does anyone else struggle with this?
Yes. I think we get so bogged down in our routines and such that we forget to enjoy life. I feel as you do Vette. Funny thing, I went to a car show today. A friend has an antique fire truck and he wanted to show it and I thought why not go along, I need to get out and do different things?. And look what I snapped a picture of and who I snapped it for?
Grr can't upload it from my phone. It is a pic of a bright red vette.
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Sometimes you're the windshield, and sometimes you're the bug.
I think it gets better, easier, with age and experience.
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I do. You're not alone. Yesterday was a particularly bad for me. But today is better. It takes great effort, and some days I just don't have the energy to put into it.
In a perfect world, we'd all be lovin every minute of it. (I think there's a song in there somewhere). But, we're not perfect. Should we strive to be? Sure, why not? But, we shouldn't be too hard on ourselves if we fail. Learning from our short-comings is part of our job and helps us do better in the future . . . hopefully.
Okay I thought of one example. Taking care of my family. Should be a no brainer right? Something I should love to do. But sometimes I get so resentful when I'm doing all the chores and they are playing outside or on their tablets or watching tv.
And that's not to say they NEVER contribute, but I just feel like their servant a lot of the time.
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Was it a bad day?
Or was it a bad five minutes that you milked all day?
Okay I thought of one example. Taking care of my family. Should be a no brainer right? Something I should love to do. But sometimes I get so resentful when I'm doing all the chores and they are playing outside or on their tablets or watching tv.
And that's not to say they NEVER contribute, but I just feel like their servant a lot of the time.
I completely get this.
I had to learn the difference between doing things for God's glory and being a martyr.
And there is a huge difference.
I had to learn that speaking up, asking for, or just flat out telling others what I needed.
I still find myself resenting that I'm washing dishes when everyone else is playing games or whatever.
And that's when I remind myself it's ok to delegate, and I give them instructions on what is needed to be done.
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
We have kind of lost the sense of service as Love in our society. Duty and obligation are set aside because we are supposed to only be concerned about our own self fulfillment and fun. So, those who serve others really aren't given credit and support like they used to.
So, it is easy to become resentful and that is a very hard thing to stave off. But, in reality, when we do those things we are making the lives of those around us better.
Just remember, even Jesus needed help carrying the cross.
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
