Family Time
is the Best Time
Tonight Emma, Graham, and I stayed with our grandparents.
Whenever we stay, Pa usually cooks up a big dinner and we all have a great
time. Tonight I actually had the opportunity to cook dinner (which was not too
bad). Afterwards we decided to go fishing…
At the end of our trip I caught 8 (no joke), Gray caught 2,
and Emma had no luck. As I sat on the dock I realized that I have been self-conceded
on trips. I realized that I always put myself first and the others got whatever
was left after that. What I mean by this is that I have had a mindset that it
should be all about me. This isn’t the path I (or any of us) should be walking.
I know I shouldn’t act like this and I’m going to try better to be more caring
and not always think about myself. I realized that when I’m not always stuck
up, I actually enjoy what we are doing. I feel very stupid for not realizing
this earlier. I’m sure my Mom is reading this and saying, “I told him, I told
him!!” The point is that I should have thought about this long ago.
“Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count
others more significant than yourselves.” –Philippians 2:3
It’s not always easy to stop and think about others (I have experienced
this many times before). However, I dare you to believe that selfishness is
just a small bump on the road of life. I dare you to believe…
1 comments:
Actually....when I read things like this, I'm not saying "I told him!" I am saying, "Good!" Unfortunately, it is hard being unselfish. We have to work hard to look out for others ahead of ourselves. The good news is the Holy Spirit helps us out in this department...takes over on the things we aren't able to do...some of the hard stuff. You can do this. So proud of your growth, buddy. Keep it up :)
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