Throw it off...

Today is one of THOSE days.

 I am so tired. I am tired of trying to keep the house clean. I am tired of laundry. I am tired of the scheduling. I am tired of the demands of the world. I am tired of kids with bad attitudes. I am tired of having a bad attitude! I know that the vast majority of this stems from not taking time to visit with my Father.

 I have tried to do all of this lately on my own. When will I learn that this never works?!

Evidently this is just an ongoing struggle for me. I  read a verse today that was very uplifting. It was in Hebrews:

...let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverence the race marked out for us.

I have things that I need to throw off. My kids have things they need to throw off. Our family has things we need to throw off. I need to focus more on the eternal picture and less on the now of everything. There are important things going on here, but that doesn't need to be my focus.

I need to purge things from our home, from our lifestyle, from our everyday living. I need to sacrifice things at the alter of my Father. However, some things, I really don't want to sacrifice. I don't want to deal with the attitudes of  kids when they find out how that involves them. I know God is calling me..I am just acting like I do not hear him...and honestly I am paying for it- in different ways everyday.

I am trying to make small changes...maybe that is my problem. Maybe God is calling me to bigger changes. Changes that I am not ready to make. I guess I need to take a deep breath and just jump in. Both feet-in the deep end so I have no choice but so swim. 

Do you ever have those days? Please tell me you do...I am totally ok with you lying to me! Misery loves company-right??