The past few months at Passion, my church we’ve been talking about grace and peace. Going through Galatians and 1st peter.
Lately I have been feeling life getting more and more hectic and things annoy me more and more lately. Normally I pride myself in being a very -go with the flow- nothing gets to me- kind of person. But over the past 2 semesters of life the little things are getting to me. CONSTANTLY.
Maybe it is things in my personality that are changing or realizing that some people are not who I always thought they would be.
I have decided that giving advice is pretty pointless over the past 11 months of the year. It is one of those things taking me back to 10th grade when I thought that I could CHANGE people.
I learned that lesson the hard way. I try to put myself in peoples places and think that I know if someone was telling me something that I didn’t want to hear I would just blow it off too.
Keith is funny he always asks for my advice on things example:
---which shirt he should wear--- and then says “ i ask you just so i can do the opposite” I know he is joking, but it is still kind of funny.
Maybe instead of giving advice I should just tell people I will pray for them or maybe give them a bible verse. I don't know. It is just a frustrating process of almost feeling like “ did I even just say that”
I guess I am just feeling this lack of peace in my life and I keep going back to a bible verse that I memorized at the beginning of the year:
Ephesians 4 1-6
1As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when you were called— 5one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
Keep the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace. << I need to continually say this to myself each day. I am not sure why I am currently struggling with this issue of peace in my life. It is obviously a battle because I am not used to this feeling that has come over me this year.
Feel free to be praying for my peace and understanding with others. Sorry for this somber update.