Just Love it when God does this!

So, I was having a little bit of a personal, private pity party about how many responsibilities I have and how I don't have enough time to get them done and still have a little bit of down time. Really was focused on blaming Dave for many of the problems because shoot, he is the other adult in the house and he could help out more, right? Most of the time I see him with an ipad in hand or at the computer. It aggravates me and that was the road I have been on the last few days.

I have been praying about it. God, give me a break through in better understanding where my husband is mentally and what I can do to help. I want to show him compassion and love him despite of what he does but my goodness, my desires sometimes become so strong and I just want to dig my heels in.

Enter God...

One of the beautiful things about my heavenly father is that he loves me unconditionally. He put Dave and I together with all of our issues and like a mother or father might say to a child, he lets us work through our issues. He knows the answers. He could fix it and sometimes does but usually he lets us walk through the situation because we gain wisdom along the way. It is kind of like video games where you get tins in order to have more life. You are not given all the tools right off the bat. You have to earn them. As you pass through levels that are challenging you gain more tools. Similarly to the human life, as I pass through a struggle I have the opportunity to pick up bits of wisdom and understanding along the path. I have the choice though, just like in a video game. I can pick up the pieces along the journey and have more "life" or I can ignore the pieces all together and have no life. That option stinks.

So, in my current "level" I have options. Discouragement and an attitude of entitlement which will lead to further discouragement or I can look at my life as an opportunity to serve my family and friends. One way leads to more life and includes God (he fuels this endeavor) and the other way leads to disappointment, anger and much less than the abundant life.

Today's devotional was about this very subject. Love it when God SPELLS it out for me! Thank you Lord. I love you.