Sick and tired of being sick and tired...
Do you ever find yourself complaining? I have found myself complaining lately and have been convicted about it. I had bronchitis for about 3 weeks and was just getting over it and now I'm having sinus problems and can't breathe while trying to sleep...I have had my house on the market since July and it hasn't sold yet...still commuting to church makes life difficult on Monday and Thursday mornings to get our school aged son to school on time because he's so tired from not getting as much rest as normal...yada yada yada - you get the point.

I've always been a 'glass half full' person and tried to look for the positive side. I believe that is what the Lord would want from us so I think that's why He has been convicting me of my complacency. I never realized until now how negative I was being. Do you realize how much that can affect different aspects of your life? Don't even mention how your children watch everything you do and pick up on it!

I've learned recently that it can always be worse. That has become our newest motto at our house to remind us of how good we have it. We've seen so many people in TRUE pain with REAL problems through ministry and just friends of ours...it really puts things in perspective and totally embarasses me for even complaining. We have healthy children, a roof over our heads, food on the table, cars that drive...we are 'better than we deserve' to quote Dave Ramsey. Honestly, even if we were suffering we'd still be better than we deserve because we'd have our life in Christ. I deserved death and my Lord took that pain for me on the cross so that I could spend eternity with Him. I live in America where I'm free to worship Him as I choose...there are brothers and sisters in other parts of the world that live in fear that they could be killed at any moment for doing that...people that have willingly put themselves and their families in those situations in hopes of winning people with the love of Christ.

Thank you, Lord, for your gentle and sweet reminder of what life is truly about...as we prepare to go into the holidays and be in the middle of all that hustle and bustle...please continue to remind us of this when necessary.