A quiet spirit is not natural for me. I almost always have an opinion and without thinking will share it quickly. Over this past year I have been practicing a quiet spirit. I have really focused on restraint of my tongue and put effort into making it a habit.
It is sometimes frustrating when I see that most people do not recognized all of my efforts. Those who are close to me and spend a lot of time with me. I have a lot more to room to grow in this area and still take steps backwards from time to time. Yet looking back just a few years ago I can see much growth.
Then it reminds me how important it is to not allow yourself to get into bad habits. It takes much more time than we would like for others to notice a changed behavior, many times it is long after you began to change. But God does know our hearts and does rewards our efforts, encourages us to keep going, picks us up when we fall, and gives us the strength we need to achieve our goal.
1 comment:
Kati,
I didn't know you had a blog... I love it!
You know what, people should notice the differences... sometimes they just don't though. Just recognizing that you only need God to see the difference and that they are all for Him anyways, that's what produces healing, and transformation, and a quiet spirit. you are amazing... I don' t know how you were before but, I love you just the way you are... We are all on the road of transformation... Maybe people are just too focused on their own road.
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