PERSISTENCE NOT PERFECTION

Nobody is perfect. We use this term when we are making excuses for something that we have done wrong. However, it is a totally accurate phrase. Everyone struggles with something and maybe they try to do better. One of the things I am always beating myself up over is controlling my mind.

The Bible says to “pray continuously” and I fall so short that it is pitiful. There are days when I feel closer to the Lord and I remember to pray throughout the day. You should see how proud I am of myself on those days, it is like I aced a really hard test. I am pretty sure that the Lord doesn’t want me to feel proud and he doesn’t want me to feel like it is something that is really hard to accomplish. There are nights when I lay down and as soon as my head hits the pillow I fall asleep. I will wake up in the middle of the night and feel so ashamed that I didn’t take the time to pray. I feel guilty that I let my body dictate that I should sleep instead of letting my mind call out to the Lord. I try to take that time to pray but honestly, there are times when I fall straight back to sleep.

Controlling my tongue has gotten better but there are still days I slip and say something I am ashamed of. I instantly catch myself and I ask for forgiveness but I wonder at why I couldn’t control the tongue, why did I even say that to begin with. I would love to have others think of me and being kind and sweet, not spewing venom and lashing out when I am angered.

The Lord knows we are not perfect and He doesn’t even expect us to be. He wants us to “strive” to do His bidding. He wants us to be persistent and not give up. This is not like a diet where you just say, “forget it” when you have a bad day. Ask for forgiveness, call out to the Lord, take His hand and walk with him. He is there!

Nobody is perfect!

Have A Blessed Day!