One thing is clear to me: I will never stop learning how to love better. Loving is difficult. Sometimes it's not just my husband or someone close to me that is difficult to love, it can be a complete stranger. I find myself getting annoyed or frustrated with strangers throughout my day - the teenager speeding around me in the wrong lane, a clueless man texting in line in front of me and not moving up to the check out, even a little old man that is so hard of hearing that I have to repeat myself 5 times before he understands me. This is selfishness in the flesh.
Me, being constantly concerned with myself. My wants, my dislikes, my preferences, my moods. God quickly pulls me up by my shoe strings and says, umm hey there, this life isn't about you, remember? This isn't Keeping up with the Kardashians, and you most definitely aren't the star of this show.
A couple of sober minutes and I realize and am ashamed of my mistakes. I'm a selfish being, and I always have so much to work on. Thankfully, Revelation 21:5 says, "And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful."
Thank you, God, for giving me a third and a fourth and a ten millionth chance to start over. Live humble, live confidently, because He will make us new again and again.
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