Complaint Free World Day 17
1 Peter 5:7 KJV
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
1 Peter 5:7 NLT
Give all our worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
I know I have mentioned this verse before but I need to read it again.
How did I do Day 16 of the Complaint Free challenge?
I find it ironic that I had a major anxiety/complaint meltdown last night. This was after writing about casting our cares just on Thursday.
So, after dinner I went to the room to nurse the baby. My daughter came in and asked if they all could get in the pool. I said that was fine.
After I was done nursing the baby, I even sat next to the hot tub and put my feet in as well as baby Gregory's. We were relaxing and everything was fine.
Then, it was time to get ready for bed. I noticed the lights were left on in the dining room and living room and no one was in there, so, I went to go and turn the lights off and noticed that the dining room was still a mess after dinner and the kids had left the living room a mess from before dinner (pillows on the floor, art supplies out, etc.) They should have known better because the rule is to clean up right after dinner. It was late, and I felt like I needed to clean it up immediately. But I also had to get John in the bath after swimming. The girls bathe themselves but he still needs my help. Plus, I have to help him brush his teeth and get dressed and get the baby ready and myself ready. There were towels from after the pool on the floor in multiple rooms. I feel pulled in a million different directions and suddenly I feel like I am drowning. Meanwhile, Lee is sitting and hanging out - watching videos on his phone.
I got frustrated. Why wasn't he helping me? How did he not know there was a million things to do? I told him and the kids I needed help, but not without having a freak-out complaint pity party.
They cleaned everything up, and very quickly I might add. But the feelings of being overwhelmed and the drowning feeling were not as easy to get rid of as the mess . . .
It was an opportunity to get my feelings in check and not let anxiety overwhelm me - a chance to cast my cares on God - but I failed. But, at least it reminds me why. Why it is so important to keep my feelings in check. To make sure I keep a positive attitude and keep from complaining. They would have helped me even without my melt down. The house would have still gotten cleaned up. I could have asked politely and had a good attitude. And I would have avoided complaining myself into an anxiety meltdown if I would have gotten my mouth in check.
Lord, help me, help us, learn from my mistakes. I pray that we will be a people of hope and peace and not a people of anxiety. Amen.
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
1 Peter 5:7 NLT
Give all our worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
I know I have mentioned this verse before but I need to read it again.
How did I do Day 16 of the Complaint Free challenge?
I find it ironic that I had a major anxiety/complaint meltdown last night. This was after writing about casting our cares just on Thursday.
So, after dinner I went to the room to nurse the baby. My daughter came in and asked if they all could get in the pool. I said that was fine.
After I was done nursing the baby, I even sat next to the hot tub and put my feet in as well as baby Gregory's. We were relaxing and everything was fine.
Then, it was time to get ready for bed. I noticed the lights were left on in the dining room and living room and no one was in there, so, I went to go and turn the lights off and noticed that the dining room was still a mess after dinner and the kids had left the living room a mess from before dinner (pillows on the floor, art supplies out, etc.) They should have known better because the rule is to clean up right after dinner. It was late, and I felt like I needed to clean it up immediately. But I also had to get John in the bath after swimming. The girls bathe themselves but he still needs my help. Plus, I have to help him brush his teeth and get dressed and get the baby ready and myself ready. There were towels from after the pool on the floor in multiple rooms. I feel pulled in a million different directions and suddenly I feel like I am drowning. Meanwhile, Lee is sitting and hanging out - watching videos on his phone.
I got frustrated. Why wasn't he helping me? How did he not know there was a million things to do? I told him and the kids I needed help, but not without having a freak-out complaint pity party.
They cleaned everything up, and very quickly I might add. But the feelings of being overwhelmed and the drowning feeling were not as easy to get rid of as the mess . . .
It was an opportunity to get my feelings in check and not let anxiety overwhelm me - a chance to cast my cares on God - but I failed. But, at least it reminds me why. Why it is so important to keep my feelings in check. To make sure I keep a positive attitude and keep from complaining. They would have helped me even without my melt down. The house would have still gotten cleaned up. I could have asked politely and had a good attitude. And I would have avoided complaining myself into an anxiety meltdown if I would have gotten my mouth in check.
Lord, help me, help us, learn from my mistakes. I pray that we will be a people of hope and peace and not a people of anxiety. Amen.
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