Wow, I am 9 days from launch. I really can’t begin to comprehend what exactly that means.
The countdown to launch and all the events in between have taught me one thing…
as much as I hate to admit it…
stress does not look good on me.
The way I choose to wear stress is completely up to me. Just like how I can pick out my clothes each day, I can choose how I wear stressful situations.
Lately, I have chosen to wear stress selfishly. It’s tight and uncomfortable. The fact that I keep tugging and pulling, yet nothing changes, makes me irritable. The irritability spills out into relationships and strains them in a way they shouldn't be.
It’s like that pair of jeans that you love and you refuse to throw away even though they no longer fit correctly. They are either a size too big or too small. Throughout the day, you find yourself pulling them up constantly just to keep them on. You complain about them all the time, which is annoying to others and yourself. You know the complaining won’t actually change the size of the pants. You tell yourself this is the last time you are going to wear them, but it never is. The next time they are clean you put them back on, by choice, knowing they aren’t the best fit.
The change comes when you decide to go buy a new pair. And as hard as it is to make the change, the new jeans are glorious. They fit perfectly. You don’t have to waste your time making sure your backside isn’t showing when you sit down. You are free to move around and do exactly what you need to do.
Today I choose to take off the ugly stress. I choose to give it away to the One who wants to take it for me.
Today I choose something that I know will fit.
I choose to buy grace.
I choose to buy selflessness.
I choose to buy compassion and forgiveness.
I choose to buy love.
The best part is that all of these things are free. They are free every day, every hour, every minute and the supply is unlimited. Praise the One who provides them.
Thanks for knowing my heart and loving me anyway.
-LD
