I’ve had a rough week. Ah, who am I kidding? I’ve had a rough couple of years! So I’ve decided to throw myself a gigantic pity party! Have you ever had those days? Nothing seems to be going right, at least not for you anyway. It seems to me that everywhere I look someone is being blessed beyond measure and here I sit, patiently waiting my turn. Those people probably didn’t deserve all those good things anyway! Look at the cross I’ve been bearing all these months! Where is my rest, Lord? When will I be blessed? Why do I have to continue wondering around the desert while my friends are living it up in the promised land? I’m going to be honest with you. This is a tough column for me to write. To admit these feelings of jealousy and anger make me feel so small and yes, filthy! Here I am, a mom of faith, a Christian wife, a daughter of the King for crying out loud, and I am acting so ungodly at times I can’t stand to look at myself in the mirror! Instead of counting my blessings, I … [Read more...]