"If monotony tries me, and I cannot stand drudgery; if stupid people fret me and the little ruffles set me on edge; if I make much of the trifles of life, then I know nothing of Calvary love."
-Amy Carmichael
Lord, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.-- My all-time favorite quote (and I'm big on quotes so that's saying a lot)
I'm faced with a challenge today... Acceptance. Would anyone care to agree that acceptance is one of the hardest challenges we face? Yet, I've been convicted about accepting some things in my life.
I need to learn to accept who I am. The Lord made every part of me. He made me (physically) the way he wanted me. He made me short, with brown hair, and brown eyes. I must learn to accept that I am not a tall, blue-eyed, blond. To not accept this is to say that God made a mistake. I wish I could get that through my own head.
I need to learn to accept the way my life is right now. Sometimes things are just hard. But that never changes that fact that God is still good. I must accept that He has a plan and that He hasn't forgotten me. He knows exactly where I am and what I need and what my family needs. He's always working out His purpose.
I need to learn to accept others. This is a hard one for me for some reason. I seem to have a tendency to want everyone to be like me... I mean, to have the same standards and convictions about things as I do and to care about the same things I do. I have got to learn to accept others where they are. We should never just simply accept sin, but we must allow people time to grow. I seem to always forget that I have not always been where I am now, spiritually. Nor have I attained some great perfection by any means. I can't get mad at people because they don't have the same standards about dress, music, dating, church attendance, or anything else. I didn't use to have these standards either.
It's all about accepting. That's why my prayer is that the Lord would give me peace to accept those things that I cannot change but at the same time the courage to change the things that I have to ability and responsibility to change. And of course, I'm gonna need wisdom to know the difference sometimes, between the things that I can and the things that I cannot change.
Hope this can help someone who maybe has a problem accepting things.
Me and my best friend, Amy
About Me
- Jen
- Hi! My name is Jenny and I am 23 years old. I graduated from Heartland Baptist Bible College in May, 2010 with a BA in elementary education. Teaching is my life. I recently moved to the state of Washington after a year of living on my own in Arkansas. I moved in with my best friend from college, Amy. My dad is the pastor of the indpendent, fundamental, Baptist church our family started in 2007, Rock Solid Baptist Church.
This is me!
One of my senior pics from 2006
2006
Another senior pic
Mom and Dad
Here is a picture of my parents: Bob and Tammy
My Brother
This is my brother, John. He is 20 and has taught himself how to play the guitar quite well.
IFB
3 comments:
Wow, what you wrote is so true! I have such a hard time being patient with people who could seem to care less about things that I hold in high respect. Acceptence is the key, you're right on it!
Very well said Jen. By the same token be we need to be careful about being judgmental toward those with standards higher than ours that we may consider fanatical or extreme, because by the grace of God if we continue to grow we may also reach that level of sanctification someday. Always be striving for the next level. Somewhere there is someone looking at us wondering why we won't sell out to God.
Dad
I know exactly what you mean, Jen. It's hard to see so many people who don't have standards. You're so right.
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