A Minute with Marcie

Got a minute to talk?  Do you ever have a day where you just can't take one more criticism or complaint? Not. One. More. I had that day today.  And I got a little snappy.  I'm not proud of myself.  In fact, I feel pretty rotten about it.  I'll probably need to make a phone call tomorrow to humbly apologize. Have you ever been there?  Your plans aren't working out.  You're tired and irritable.  You've felt picked on and picked over.  You're worn out, sensitive, spent, overwhelmed. And someone else comes along and their words feel like stingers.  You smile and try to hold yourself together.  Inside, you're yelling, "Stop it! leave me alone!"  On the outside, you take a deep breath, relax your shoulders, offer a silent prayer for patience.  The biting words keep coming.  And you snap.  You regret it immediately, but it's impossible to take it back.  I was there tonight.  I was hurting, and I hurt someone with my words.

Joshua 1:8 says -- Study this Book of Instruction continually.  Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it.  Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. Isn't it amazing that God would outline for us a way to be successful and prosperous?  Wow!  What a wonderful God we serve! I encourage you to read His Word.  But don't just read it, *STUDY* it.  Study His Instructions.  Daily.  Meditate on them, ponder them, memorize them.  And obey them. Then, may His blessings of success and prosperity be upon you!