I Quit

(Do you like my grumpy growl? Not my best photo, but have to share a real face I make. Because this is NOT an air-brushed blog.)

Have you ever been so tired of the stress of life that you want to scream, “I quit!”? Well, I’m there. But not in a bad way, in a good way. Sometimes it’s just plain good to quit. To give up something in order to embrace something else. Usually something better.

Today I quit:

* comparing my slow progress with other writers who are way faster

* wondering what I want to be when I grow up – (yeah, in my forties)

* wishing life were easier

* wanting more money (to replace carpet in our son’s recently flooded bedroom, to go on a mission’s trip)

* complaining that I’ve wasted too much time

* questioning everything I do – Am I being selfish? Do I have a pure heart before God?

* over-analyzing my goals and dreams

* trying to figure out others

* wishing I was more disciplined and structured

* dreaming I had more courage

Today I embrace:

* gratitude – I choose to be thankful

* truth that I’m loved by an amazing God

* forgiveness – I choose not to live in bitterness.

* my weaknesses as part of God’s design to keep me humble before Him

* my strengths as a means to touch lives

* my brokenness – I believe broken is beautiful.

* my love of words – I may not have much, but I have words.

* God’s Word as my source of ultimate truth

* the unknown- I accept whatever today brings.

*another hot summer day – I will find ways to stay cool.

* my to-do list -I will focus on finishing up editing wedding pics I took.

* childlike wonder

* my God-given freedom

* prayer – I will praise the Lord for another day and I will pray for others.

Question: What will you quit today? What will you embrace? (Please share your thoughts in the comments. You don’t have to be a blogger to comment. No registration required. I value your voices.)