It's Our Resistence to Thriving that Causes Our Suffering

     I was listening to a sermon (long story) online and my husband got clearly irritated so we talked about it. His irritation was all he could focus on. How quick we are to throw out the baby with the bath water. I find it fascinating how people's minds are trained to focus on what we don't like and to then build an argument to justify it. Now there's a fruitless pursuit.
     Building an argument to justify our emotional charge just proves that we have a right to be charged. In essence it is an attempt to prove that we could do better or that we're right. Hmm ... that just boosts our pride/ego but the opportunity to heal our wounded self-esteem that is being presented goes unnoticed in argument-building. God offers us an opportunity to thrive through healing but we botch it up because we don't understand God. It's our resistance to thriving that causes our suffering.
     The nugget I pulled from Herb Montgomery's sermon was his mention of this Book that will finally reveal God's character at the end of time. What a great way to describe how energy works--God's character in action! I love that!
     But just like with any relationship, I believe that we can learn about God's character now by learning to receive our life versus shrugging it off, dismissing it or judging it. We have a right to be charged when we are, but in building an argument, we ultimately build it against God. In building an argument, we look for a right to suffer rather than an opportunity to thrive.