How Long Does Your Attitude Last?

This afternoon has been a rough one for David. When I picked him up from his workshop, he was very agitated. As we drove past a Burger King on the way home without stopping, he become very vocal about his frustrations. All evening, he's been annoyed with us, for no apparant reason. My guess is something happened at the workshop that upset him and his routine and it has carried over into our evening. I prepared a dinner that David likes, we have given him a little treat for his dessert, but he's still upset about something that happened several hours ago.

As we have tried to "cheer" David up tonight, I've thought about how often I have taken some frustration or upset in my life and allowed it to saturate all other areas of my life. Maybe someone said something at work that hurt my feelings, so I stew about it all day and then my husband comes home to a grumpy wife. Or, maybe I feel a little neglected at home so I'm grumpy at work all day. (Rich is wonderful and doesn't neglect me... although sometimes my selfishness says he does!!) I've known people who have stewed on things for days, and even weeks, and it was always so difficult to spend a lot of time with those people.

This is an area of my life that I must work on constantly. The Bible says in Psalm 119:165, "Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them." Every time I allow myself to be offended, and to stay offended, I'm exposing to all who see that I don't love the Bible like I should. By nature, I'm a critical spirit, and tonight has been another reminder that I need to watch my spirit and my attitude!