As we did our last bit of shopping, running
frantically through the stores, I must admit that my attitude took a nosedive.
I went from, “Deck the halls” to “”Let’s get the H.E. double hockey stick out
of here.” Yeah, I had a poor attitude but as I saw my wife orchestrate the
rapping of gifts and the kids helping with little resistance, my heart melted.
Especially seeing the 9 month old (Ariana) trying to rip open all the gifts. I
took in the scene and thought, “I’m the Man!” But as quick as that thought
popped into my head, another flow of thoughts shot through that said, “What
about your two oldest children in Indiana?” “You cant feel good about yourself
without being with them.” “Celebrating what?” “How can this be Merry Anything
if you haven’t seen your other 2 daughters in over 2 years?” “Now let’s keep it
real; your grandmother would have loved to spend the holiday with you.” So on
and so on these thoughts bombarded me, until I was left feeling lower than a
whale's turd. As I was preparing myself to
have an old fashion Pity Party, I hear these words, “Delay is not Denial.” Just because life isn’t
panning out according to my expectations, doesn’t mean things wont pan out. The truth
is that I’m Delayed from what I want but not Denied from what I want. A Delay
doesn’t mean, “No” but “Wait”. Its what you do while you’re waiting that
determines the result. Did you know complaining, grumbling and arguing were
sins? (Philippians 2:14). You see, if you are in your Delay and allow
complaining, whining and arguing to run your circumstance, you wont be Denied
but Derailed. What I mean by Derailed is being somewhere other than your
intended destination. Start thanking God in your Delay, signifying that things
might not be the way you want them, but they will pan out for your good. Have A Merry Christmas and an Amazing New Year.
From our family to yours, Success is in your hands!
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