The adrenaline rush.
I’ve had a lot of adrenaline coursing through my veins lately. Life is messy. If you have people in your life, you will feel the feels, no doubt about it. People tend to do what they want instead of what you want. Imagine that.
When I was a young teen, just starting to think about the vast future ahead of me and way before my dreams became foggy because of poor choices and circumstances, I asked a trusted adult if he knew of any jobs I could do where I didn’t have to be around people. He said he didn’t know of such a job.
Fast forward to 2020 with the “pandemic” and its restrictions and quarantines, and the resulting abundance of office and teaching jobs that became remote. It was an introvert’s dream come true! Until it wasn’t.
Truthfully, even introverts sometimes get tired of being alone, and there’s a reason. We weren’t made to be.
Safety from people doesn’t protect us from ourselves, and we are our worst enemy.
We need to support and remind each other of God’s presence in our lives when the times are tough, or we are afraid and losing focus. We need loving rebuke when we can’t see our sin or are making excuses for it. We need encouragement to keep going when we are weary of the rat race, the world, and its happenings. We need love, especially when we don’t think we do. More importantly, we need to give love to others.
God sends people to us for a lifetime or for a season to provide for our needs, whatever they may be. We may not know what our needs are, but He does. So when you feel like you can’t take any more of certain people and the pain and trouble they bring to the table, remember that God put them in your presence for a reason, which wasn’t necessarily to make your life easier. God is the author of relationships. HE is your everything; not family, not friends, not church. Only He can provide the lasting peace you are craving to replace the spite of the world.
Read His love story and lean on Him.
Fret not yourself because of evildoers;
be not envious of wrongdoers!
For they will soon fade like the grass
and wither like the green herb.
Trust in the Lord, and do good;
dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.[b]
Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him, and he will act.
He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as the noonday.
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices!
Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
For the evildoers shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.
In just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
But the meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in abundant peace. Psalm 37:1-11
Reflection: Is anyone trying to steal my peace from me? How can I remember to lean on the Lord when I get agitated?
A LIVING STONE 