Grump-o-tron 3000...powering down.

Ever feel like all you ever hear all day long is, "Blah, Blah, Blah!" only to realize, with sudden horror it has been coming from your own mouth? Sigh, I feel like I'm turning into this lady.

Although, I admit my hot rollers never come out so clean. I spent most of my day grumping around because, well, I'm not sure why. I had to clean and my family decided to spend the majority of the day in front of the T.V.. How dare they relax and do nothing while I scrubbed dishes and swept floors? Where was my day off? When could I sit and veg out, nodding off every now and again only to wake up to a clean house and a hot meal? ...then it dawned on me. I was being selfish. My sister told me she once heard a man say, 'People often ask how can they tell if the have a servants' heart. I ask them, how do you act when someone treats you like one?' Hmm....I definitely DO NOT have a servants heart. So sad. If  I cannot serve my family, those I love the most, with joy then how can I be expected to serve anyone else? How am I pleasing God? I doubt Jesus would be so grumpy if He had dishes to do. I love my family. I want them to have the best that I can give. I want them to have a clean home and yummy food, and to know that I love them. What good is a labor of love if it isn't given in a very loving way? So thanks dishes( you horrible, stinking, ever growing pile) for showing me how easily I can slip out of the will of God. And thank you Holy Spirit for gently guiding me back.