I didn’t have the best morning recently. I woke up late and then just wasn’t feeling it this morning. I still put on my sweats and headed to the track. I sat in the car for five minutes, part of the time contemplating whether to go back home. I got my mind right, walked as I prayed and did my three miles.
Sometimes we have to access our own attitudes, self correct before bleeding in other people.
One of the saddest situations occurs when people are hurt by those who themselves have been hurt, yet never took adequate time to be healed. I am not referring to physical hurt or healing, rather scars that we don’t notice until a disagreement or verbal altercation occurs. The emotional scars that resulted from a bad relationship or unresolved conflict.
The ability to perform what I call self correcting comes with maturity. See there was a time when I did not have the mental and emotional capacity to recognize or admit my the need for correcting. Thanks be to God, I have grown in this area. I can now put myself into “time out.” I can recognize when I am thinking or about to post something that is not fruitful or productive. Believe me, if my keyboard could talk, it would tell you that I’ve deleted far more than I’ve posted on social media.
I am reminded of the scripture that says, as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. There are times when we have to cancel the negative thoughts that come into our own minds. We must cancel doubt, cancel fear and cancel depression as they seek to come against us. Canceling these things ourselves helps us to avoid situations where someone else has to correct us. It’s true, God will direct us, if only we put Him first in our lives.
If you want favor with both God and man, and a reputation for good judgment and common sense, then trust the Lord completely; don’t ever trust yourself. In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success. Proverbs 3:5-6
