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Sunshine, bare feet, 1 hammock, a container of Italian Ice, 1 spring breeze and 1 bible.
I'd just found the recipe for happiness.
But these idealistic dreams were prematurely shattered when my grandfather came down the sidewalk ever so calmly and decided that he was ready to drive.
My initial reaction?
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's not the first time that he's done this, but I almost have a heart attack every time he grabs the keys. This time it was harder, though, because after test driving around the yard, he commissioned me into driving with him to town to get gas so he could mow the yard. My heart rate sped up from an already dangerous level to an "I'M GONNA DIE!" level.
I'm going to be completely honest with you, and only because you don't know who I am, and so you can't hold it against me! >.<
I wanted to hit him. Rather hard.
Did I? No.
But was I wrong? We both were.
He was wrong because he had told my mother that he would wait to drive 'till my uncle was there.
I was wrong because at that moment in my heart I was harboring malice and slander, which 1 Peter 2:1 says NOT to do.
I'm more mad at myself now than I am him. I had just been reading 2 Corinthians 4, in which it talks about going through trials to bring glory to Christ. I also know that when we are in Christ we are supposed to put aside our old selves. (1 Peter 2:1, James 1:21) In this situation I put mine back on with gusto. Ugh, humanity, why must you plague me?
What am I trying to say? WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T BE LIKE ME!
~Annie
:D Great post! it made me laugh.
ReplyDeleteYes I agree with Michael...To an extent...! =)
ReplyDeleteHaha, thanks :)
ReplyDeleteBut let me tell you, when I wrote this, laughing was the last thing on my mind!
=| I'm sure it was Annie, I can relate to you, truely...But now I can laugh over my silly self, and think "how could I have even felt that way?" In this life we are called upon to endure many things, nothing happens by chance! And you did the right thing in repenting of how you felt...So that's a + =) The problem in such a situation, would firstly be how you reacted, and secondly, if you reacted as you did....how you handled the ending result...You see you could do the same thing, but not feel bad because of how you reacted...but instead you knew it was wrong, and you felt bad about it...That in it's self says a lot about your true character...EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES...but how we handle them is what truely shapes your character!
ReplyDeleteThank you Leah :)
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