(Psalm 25: 4&5) Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths.  Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my savior, and my hope is in you all day long.

Every once in a while, I’ve had enough!  When this happens and you are a two year old, you throw a temper tantrum.  For me, being slightly older than two, I get grouchy and unpleasant to be around.  These moments come upon me at varied frequencies.  I have these episodes when   there is too much to do, too many events and not enough time.  Another aspect of these troubled times is my diminishing energy level.  The too little energy plague seems to be superimposed on older people.   Unfortunately, I am now an older person.

Coping skills are something you develop as you mature.  The Lord has taught me many ways to cope with daily life, but I sometimes forget. Fortunately, my wife, when she’s had enough of my unpleasant mood, is faithful to remind me. She helps me to review the truth. The truth is that God has blessed me with a beautiful and talented wife who knows how to bring me back to clear thinking.  She presents me with God’s truths. First, God has blessed me with a loving family that is more important than the tasks I wish to accomplish.  Secondly, God is my provision, and he has always taken care of me and mine.  Simple truths are easy to forget and profoundly important to remember.  My coping skills are rooted in remembering these truths. 

There are other truths.  Heaven is my real home; I’m just a sojourner here.  I’m not really old because I’m going to live forever.  God is merciful, and his mercies are new every morning.  As I think through the list of God’s truths, I also remembered that Jesus doesn’t leave me alone in my difficulties.  He is always with me.

A review of eternal truths rapidly revives me from my frump.  I am very thankful for my wife’s help, and I am very thankful for the eternal truths of God.  I am very blessed.  The next time the weight of life comes crashing down, I’ll have to read this blog post, or my wife will have to remind me to read this blog post.