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MONDAY 9/29/08

Not My Problem
 
Sometimes I get so frustrated I want to spit … or worse.  I get tired of what feels like a stupid game of struggle, endure, pay your dues, accept that the tough times are actually good because they teach us strength or patience, or God knows what.  Then there are days — more like  moments or glimpses — when I understand, when it all makes sense. 
 
So, I try not to worry about it anymore.  Sure I work hard and love a freebie day when everything goes right.  But the rest of it’s just not my concern.  So, I try to keep my nose clean, understand sometimes — though not as often as perhaps I should — that God’s not here to serve as my personal valet, but it’s my job to tend to His acreage on this earth (and that there’s a fair day’s wage in it somewhere), and — sure, why not? — savor the many opportunities and blessings with which I am showered each day. 
 
My point:  God’s in charge.  Let go and enjoy.  — jri
 
“Freely you have received, freely give.”
        –    Jesus Christ
               (Matthew 10:8)