Proverbs 6:6-11

"You lazy fool, look at an ant. Watch it closely; 

let it teach you a thing or two. Nobody has to tell it what to do. 

All summer it stores up food; at harvest it stockpiles provisions. 

So how long are you going to laze around doing nothing? 

How long before you get out of bed? A nap here, a nap there, 

a day off here, a day off there, sit back, 

take it easy - do you know what comes next? 

Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, 

poverty your permanent houseguest!" 

Proverbs 6:6-11 (The Message)

Oh man! I read this tonight and thought, "This is me! I've become a lazy fool!" All I do is sleep. I take 1-2 naps per day. I struggle to get out of bed in the morning. I have to sit back and take it easy. And my life is poor because of it. 

Now, in my defense... I've had mono for at least 2 months, so I have doctor's orders to sit back and take it easy. I'm ordered to nap whenever I feel fatigued. And I HATE it! When I say my life is poor, I'm not talking financially. I'm talking emotionally. I have to miss out on things that I really want to do. My house is a wreck because I don't have energy to clean it. I do laundry one day and I'm down for the count the next. And I think how crazy it is for anyone to CHOOSE to live like this! But, the ironic thing is, if I don't rest and take it easy now, I could end up with something called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - where I always feel this way! Do you know how horrid that would be?!?!?! I'm a social butterfly! I like to go out and meet new people! I like to have a clean house. I like to cook and bake for my family. So, I begrudgingly do what my doctor says and rest. But, no one said I couldn't whine about having to do this! ;-)  

I just have to get myself to see that, in this case, I'm not being a lazy fool. I'm being a lazy wise person. haha

Psalm 37:5, 7-8

"Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you...
Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act.
Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their
wicked schemes. Stop being angry! Turn from your rage!
Don't lose your temper - it only leads to harm."
Psalm 37:5, 7-8 (NLT)

This. This is what I'm trying to do with some situations in our lives. I'm trying to commit the things that are making me so angry towards some people in our lives to the Lord. I'm trying to trust in his holy plan for our lives - for my husband's life - and I'm trying not to be angry. I know this situation doesn't please the Lord, but I also know my husband has done what he can do. It is now in God's hands. And God WILL act. Maybe not in the way we'd like, but he WILL act. And when he does, I know that everything will be ok, because I trust in Him.