Inspirational Wednesday

I never thought I would be so inspired on a random Wednesday morning but I am. I guess when the babe is napping you have a lot of time to think. I thought about one of my big flaws that I need to really pray about and work on. I am annoyed when people wanna praise God and talk about how good he is when something happens but never praise him otherwise. I read on a comment online about how something went well for someone so "God is good!". Dear friend, that is not just a saying. That's something you really mean when you say it. I guess I have been thinking a lot about this subject since the sermon series at church is on the Atheist Christian. An Atheist Christian is someone who is a believer but is not a follower. My fault is my first initial reaction when I read it. I snickered out loud. That was wrong. What my initial reaction should have been was to stop and pray for that person. I am really trying to work on my initial thoughts and reactions and judging others. Brandon always says to me, "Be the bigger person Joni!"....I respond in a whiny voice, "But I'm tired of being the bigger person"! haha. I'm mostly kidding when I say that but he is absolutely right. I wish I could be more forgiving and less bothered by petty stuff like him. He doesn't sweat the small stuff which I think is very Christian and I want to be more like him in that way. I guess it has made me stop and look at myself and my actions and think...do I represent Christ to other people the way I should? The answer is no, probably not, so I need to pray about that and ask God to help me. I am also not very patient. I pray for something or someone and expect to see results immediately which is not the case. It's not about my time, it's on God's time. Please Lord lift this burdens that I have been carrying and help me to be more like you. I love the person my husband is and I am so lucky to have him. He is such an inspiration to me in his actions and his words.

On another note, a friend of mine found a girl from high school's blog. She is around 7 months pregnant with a baby that basically does not have a brain. He will most likely die during labor and delivery and if he survives that he will die shortly after. She has known almost her entire pregnancy of the situation. She is such an amazing person. She is looking at the situation as it is all in God's plan. When I am down or complain about life I think about all those who have it so much worse and are praising God every step of the way. I am praying for you and your family Brooke. You are such an amazing person. God bless!