There are times when I panic

[Mark Dohle]

There are times when I panic​

I have come to the conclusion that there are aspects of myself that will always be a tad wild and out of control. Over long years of hit and miss, I have come to the realization that all I can do is love those little devils and stop fighting them. I just offer them to the Lord and they seem to quiet down a bit. I suppose we all have thorns in our side that keep us seeking inner balance. Maybe they are needed. There are times when I panic, then I look to the Lord and say, well here I go again, glad I can offer this to you. Whatever is good comes from you, your gift to me, well, all I have to offer is my struggle, inner pain, and my unbelief and doubt....and to my surprise, always, you take them and heal me just a little more. Trust is getting easier, though still an uphill climb.--Br.MD

 

[exchemist]

The longer I live, the more I find that whatever issues or deficiencies I may have, they are in fact shared by countless other perfectly normal and more-or-less good people.

I think we can all worry too much and imagine everyone else is doing a better job than we are. So long as one is aware of one's weaknesses and able to keep them under control-ish, one is doing OK. God is not going to send all of us to Hell for being imperfect.

 

[Mark Dohle]

The longer I live, the more I find that whatever issues or deficiencies I may have, they are in fact shared by countless other perfectly normal and more-or-less good people.

I think we can all worry too much and imagine everyone else is doing a better job than we are. So long as one is aware of one's weaknesses and able to keep them under control-ish, one is doing OK. God is not going to send all of us to Hell for being imperfect.

Well said, my friend.

Peace
Mark