Life And Living. Part 39

If I Could Do It Over, I Would.

Life and Living

Part Thirty-Nine

People have known me to be grouchy in the past. Even recently, I have found myself to be grouchy. I don't want to be that way, and I am working to be patient with the situation or the person I blame for the cause. I am not a very good judge of the reasons for a situation to be happening, nor am I a good judge of why people might do something or say something that might engender a grouchy spirit in me.

There are times in the Bible when it appears that Jesus might have been “grouchy,” like when he was talking to the Pharisees and Sadducees or when he was in the Temple Court. But if we would notice, Jesus seemed to always back up his feelings with some Bible verse, which gave him a “right” to feel as he did. These might be an example of “righteous indignation.” What had been said or done was displeasing to God, and Jesus wanted them to see the evil in it.

I don't remember ever using some Bible verse to justify my grouchiness. I was just grouchy because I was personally irritated with the situation. I would have wanted the other party to know what I wanted, so they should have had more control and thought about what was said or done. It was not what I wanted; therefore, it was “wrong” for them to have done it.

When I showed them I was grouchy (displeased with them), I should have expected them to return a grouchy comment because I am sure they were displeased with me being grouchy.

Thinking back, I think they were more considerate towards me than I had been towards them. (God, forgive me for all the many times I failed you.)

It is better that we each come to our senses sooner rather than later and see ourselves as others see us.

We, each, may need to have a little talk with God.

That is Live and Living.

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7/26/2020

Larry E. Whittington

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