This is where I’m going to PUSH myself to be more often. I have my wonderful hubby to thank for another important life lesson. It was after we an argument on the way home from work screaming at each other that I said to him that we should not let the devil in our homes. I’m going to take that one a step further, let’s not let the devil in our lives and all day just practice automatic forgiveness – grace – and immediate clemency to anyone who does wrong to us.
The next evening, we were out with the kids celebrating our anniversary and I was very surprised when he said, “If you didn’t say that we shouldn’t let the devil in our home, we wouldn’t be here right now.” Meaning that both of us would’ve probably still been upset with each other, but instead we choose the peaceful route and I apologize for screaming at him. And instead of going down the war path, we chose peace and were able to happily celebrate with our kids.
The advice of my mediation book, written as if Jesus (God) is speaking to us, offers this advice from over 600 years ago:
“My Child. there are many matters of which its well for you to be ignorant, and consider yourself as one who is dead upon the earth and to whom the whole world is crucified. There are many things too, which is well to pass by with a deaf ear, thinking, instead of what is more to your peace. It is more profitable to turn away from things which displease you and to leave to every man his own opinion than to take part in quarrelsome talk if you stand well with God and look to his judgement…”
Got that? “There are many things too, which is well to pass by with a deaf ear, thinking, instead of what is more to your peace. It is more profitable to turn away from things which displease you and to leave to every man his own opinion…”
All the hurtful things that were said on that ride home, I’ve turned a deaf ear to them and it has profited me more, I’m at peace. We’re all humans and we all make mistakes, today I want to encourage you increase your capacity to forgive and love because this truly is the way to the best life close to God.
KEEP CALM, YOU’RE ROLLING WITH GOD