Change

Change

This year, I have acquired a taste for onions and tomatoes, which until now totally disgusted me.  .

Curiosity hit me so I googled “change in taste”.  It turns out, children have taste buds on the tongue, roof of the mouth, and sides of the cheeks but as a person ages they begin to lose them and what remains are mostly just taste buds on the tongue.  So… things that were once too strong, become bearable.  

I began to ponder on things that used to trouble me but no longer do.

-Making every single person in my life happy.  If God is happy, my husband’s happy and my boss is happy than I am OK.  I am graaaaadually learning I don’t have to be perfect in everyone’s eyes.

-Driving a nice sports car.  I LOVE sports cars, but these days a paid for economical car is more impressive to me. 

-Having a jet setting, important job.  I used to crave it…yearn for it.  I felt the need to have an “important” job.  Now, I don’t.  Personally, for me, I know what I can handle and with the added role of a pastor’s wife (which I LOVE) I can’t have a stressful 8:00-5:00 job as well.  I am THANKFUL for the job I have and  sooooo glad I can turn it off and hit the door at 4:00PM (most days).

              I then began to think of small things that are important to me that I want to remain important. 

-Laughing until my stomach hurts

-Daydreaming

-Kissing my husband every day when we see each other after work and before we leave in the morning.  (Yes, even if we are mad at each other.)

-Having down time

-Spending time with my family

There are also big, serious things I can not lose sight of or let become unimportant to me.

-I can do more for God.

-I can reach people and tell them about the love of Christ.

-I must stand firm in the truth.

-I must never think I am perfect or that I have “arrived”.  I’m just a dirty rotten sinner who has to die daily.

-With as many messed up lives I come across; I must still have patience and show them love…. because God has been patient with me and loves me despite all my failures.

-When I’m wrong, I need to admit it and seek forgiveness.

-Life can be hurtful and unfair…. but when I look back most of those times have drawn me closer to the Peace Speaker.

-I must be consistent in my walk with God.

-I must love, unselfishly.

-I must love, more.

-I must love.

Side note to all you grammar lovers…..Sorry, I never did that well in English. : )