Just Stop Talking!

Duct tape, zipper, staples, wire it shut! Why do we, by that I mean me, always say more than I should? I just keep talking when I know it was time to shut up several sentences earlier. As you can guess, I did it again today at work. Yes, it is the end of the year. Yes, I am changing programs and moving classrooms. But none of that is an excuse to let my mouth flow unchecked.

Romans 7:19  For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do--this I keep on doing.


Guess I am not the only one who struggles with this sin issue. Focus on Him is the only answer and when I get busy, frustrated, overwhelmed we don't take the time to breath and listen. Instead I try to handle life myself and that is when I fall flat on my face or stick my big, smelly foot in my mouth.


By the way, as I sat unproductively ranting and wasting time, God stepped in with perfect timing and provided the help I needed. Am enthusiastic, responsible teen called to ask if I would let her move my classroom boxes for her community service project. She needs to do 30 hours for a speeding ticket and hoped I had more work to do than I do. Crazy that I sit stewing and spewing over my burdens! Now my worry is that there is not enough to keep her busy. 
In Him, 
Joyful


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