In my course we have been looking at rational and irrational thoughts this term and this week has really put the subject into focus for me. Earlier this week I went to the shops when I was tired and the kids had been bickering all day. I have a new to me car and I made a bad decision that resulted in tearing the stone guard off from over the fuel pump. As a result of this I wasted the better part of two days beating myself up over making a stupid mistake. That’s right, I made a mistake. Guess what, I’m human, it happens but my irrational thought was that I shouldn’t have made a mistake. After much prayer and having my car booked in for repair I now have a much more rational view of the whole thing.
I read in Ezekiel today about how God called Israel while she was naked and covered in blood and He cleansed her and clothed her beautifully but she turned away and offered her beautiful clothing to others. God tells Israel that He will chastise her but He will bring her back. I think that this is what He does for all His people and I feel like this has been my story this week. I made a mistake but instead of offering that to God to deal with I wandered off and tried to deal with it myself. When I came back I could see the incident for what it was, simply an accident. Not something I’m proud of, but just an accident.