INSPIRASUNS

We had a busy weekend, one of those where Sunday evening rolls around and you’re like, um where did the weekend go? When you add to it, the time change which throws off everyone, ya not feeling so rested on this Monday, even though I slept in a little later than usual this morning.

Yesterday after church, I realized I hadn’t booked my sessions at the gym I go to. You have to sign up for the various classes as they only have a certain number of spaces. Anyway, suffice it to say, I was number 5 on the wait list as of last night, so was pretty certain I wasn’t getting into my standard class today. My husband has an appointment this afternoon so that knocked out the second option. Ok, plan “b” today, I’m heading out to ride my bike this morning to clear my head and spend a little time with Father, a little repentance time actually.

You see, last night I had a not-so-good conversation with a neighbor. It actually wasn’t much of a conversation. We were outside grilling like we are most nights and our neighbor was you guessed it, walking her furbaby. She always stops by and I give the little guy some lovin’, we chit-chat about what’s for dinner, how nice the weather is, etc. Last night was different though, she stopped by with more of an agenda. I’m on our little community HOA board, and she was pretty aggressively asking why something couldn’t be done in the community. I won’t get into the specifics of the conversation, but I didn’t handle it well. To be honest, I simply said to her that conversations like this are the reason why most people don’t get on volunteer community boards. At that point I went inside, unfortunately leaving my husband to “finish” the conversation.

Of course, my husband, being the practical guy that he is, just explained to her that we were enjoying our time outside, grilling, and chatting with neighbors. This simply wasn’t the time for her to have this type of conversation, she could have done this during the day, via an email or phone call, but not at that time, nor in the manner in which she did it.

Well, this morning I’m still feeling bad about the whole thing. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not happy with being “drilled” in my driveway, but I’m disappointed in myself for not being more professional. I could have simply said, let’s discuss this tomorrow and I’d be happy to walk you through the issues around what you’re suggesting. Sooo, ya, I’m thinking a little time with Father this morning to help guide me through some next steps here is a good idea 🙂 .

We’re all human my friends, we all say things and do things that we wish we hadn’t. At the end of the day, it’s about how we handle those times that make the difference. We need to take the time to ask God to forgive and to help us with the strength to handle things differently the next time. I’m really glad He has the patience He does, although I’m sure I test it many times over.

Have a good day my friends, and thanks for letting me share my little blunders 🙂 .

James 5:16
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.