The Battle
The Quiet Life isn't always easy. There are days when my fingers long to take to the keyboard, when I am filled with wanting to
...pound out my frustrations with other people's hypocrisy/drama/ignorance
...loudly proclaim my accomplishments
...itemize my husband's attributes
...praise my daughter's achievements
...let everyone know where I've been and what I've been doing
Yes, it is a struggle - sometimes of nearly epic proportions. Yet I strive, with everything that is in me, not to give in to those temptations because
...I have enough hypocrisy/drama/ignorance of my own, even though I try not to put it on public display, and much of what frustrates me isn't worth a personal confrontation (translation: UNIMPORTANT)
...my accomplishments are nothing - NOTHING - compared to what's been accomplished for me through Christ
...my relationship with my husband is between us and the Lord; no one else needs to know details
...I'd rather praise my girl face-to-face rather than screen-to-screen
...I cannot expect my daughter to practice wisdom & employ boundaries in social media if I do not model these concepts for her
Living quietly requires effort, a continual dying to self. By no means have I perfected it, so I keep plugging along.
...pound out my frustrations with other people's hypocrisy/drama/ignorance
...loudly proclaim my accomplishments
...itemize my husband's attributes
...praise my daughter's achievements
...let everyone know where I've been and what I've been doing
Yes, it is a struggle - sometimes of nearly epic proportions. Yet I strive, with everything that is in me, not to give in to those temptations because
...I have enough hypocrisy/drama/ignorance of my own, even though I try not to put it on public display, and much of what frustrates me isn't worth a personal confrontation (translation: UNIMPORTANT)
...my accomplishments are nothing - NOTHING - compared to what's been accomplished for me through Christ
...my relationship with my husband is between us and the Lord; no one else needs to know details
...I'd rather praise my girl face-to-face rather than screen-to-screen
...I cannot expect my daughter to practice wisdom & employ boundaries in social media if I do not model these concepts for her
Living quietly requires effort, a continual dying to self. By no means have I perfected it, so I keep plugging along.
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