I walked home today. All the way from school carrying a 5kg load. Why? For a variety of reasons- the brighter reasons cause of the nice weather and the sunshine and cause i just wanted to do it. But on the dark side, I felt injustified, angry, irritated... and while i walked under the seemingly good weather, the load and the feelings inside bubbled instead of becoming calmer.
Perhaps it was the combination of assumptions and also the thought of I-so-deserve better. Instead of praying for an extra measure of love, I let my feeling bubble and toil, I thought of every imaginable scenario, i wanted to be vindicated, forgetting that God would vindicate me. I think i forgot friendship too, and phileo love. Friends give and take, friends stand by another when one is in trouble- A friend loves at all times (proverbs 17:17)
But the monster in me came out instead. My hostel friends know of the angelic me (dont' laugh, i'm surprisingly nice) My running buddy said- "God brought u to me!" so yes, instead of being a shining light, i complained, i looked grumpy, i became sullen.
The target of my supposed wrath came to pour her woes later- I should have been more understanding. As i listened, the worse i felt, for being monster. God, I'm sorry. :( Devotional today was like a few hard knocks on my head. I need to stop feeding the monster in me.
I walked home today. All the way from school carrying a 5kg load. Why? For a variety of reasons- the brighter reasons cause of the nice weather and the sunshine and cause i just wanted to do it. But on the dark side, I felt injustified, angry, irritated... and while i walked under the seemingly good weather, the load and the feelings inside bubbled instead of becoming calmer.
Perhaps it was the combination of assumptions and also the thought of I-so-deserve better. Instead of praying for an extra measure of love, I let my feeling bubble and toil, I thought of every imaginable scenario, i wanted to be vindicated, forgetting that God would vindicate me. I think i forgot friendship too, and phileo love. Friends give and take, friends stand by another when one is in trouble- A friend loves at all times (proverbs 17:17)
But the monster in me came out instead. My hostel friends know of the angelic me (dont' laugh, i'm surprisingly nice) My running buddy said- "God brought u to me!" so yes, instead of being a shining light, i complained, i looked grumpy, i became sullen.
The target of my supposed wrath came to pour her woes later- I should have been more understanding. As i listened, the worse i felt, for being monster. God, I'm sorry. :( Devotional today was like a few hard knocks on my head. I need to stop feeding the monster in me.
Although the fig tree shall not blossom
neither shall fruit be in the vines;
the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat;
the flock shall be cut off from the fold,
and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.
Habakkuk 3:17-18
This lullaby is only a few words
A simple run of chords
Quiet here in this spare room
But you can hear it, hear it
Wherever you may go
I will let you down
But this lullaby plays on