Pests on the Journey

Attitude. We all have one. We all get them. We all experience them. Our journeys are filled with emotion. We have no idea when we rise in the morning what emotional path we may take. I have heard the words “I get to choose” quite often lately. Is it possible that we can actually become in charge of our own emotions? Can we grab hold of those negative vibes at the beginning of their oozing? As if grabbing hold of a nagging insect? Easier said than done. Sometimes trying to grab at our emotions is like trying to grab hold of a nagging insect we chase through the house before finally swatting. Sometimes we chase until complete exhaustion to end with throwing our hands up and allowing the pest to have its run of the house. Oh the days when we can, with superman hands, grab quickly those pests like emotions that surface.
But our emotional journeys run much deeper. There are triggers. We all have triggers. We all have buttons. Opened windows. Unclosed doors. Cracks in the floor. Holes in the wall. Unsealed spaces. We are literally a group of people who can become unraveled!
No More Pests!

Good News! With man it is impossible but with God all things are possible. We must come to a greater understanding that there is no way we could ever do anything on our own. . . including dealing with our emotions. The God who created us and our emotions is the only one who can help us make sense of them. God is the one who seals the cracks, closes the doors, patches the holes, and heals the wounds. He is our great carpenter! God is the one who shuts the windows, takes away the buttons, and holds the string. God has the superman hands that reaches out and grabs hold of the pesty critters in our life. God is the one who holds us together. “In Him all things hold together” . . . including us.

“For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”
Colossians 1:16-17

I realize that there will come a day when I won’t have so many holes. There will come a day when I won’t feel so unraveled. There will come a day when I won’t have to chase so many pests through the house. There will come a day. In the meantime I pray that God will have his big glue gun ready. I’ll probably need it.