Flawed

Good morning family. Shout out to my folks in TX and OK. Ya'll be careful on that ice today. I haven't driven on icy roads since 1980 something. Praying everyone be safe and stay home if you can. Yesterday I told a story from my point of view about 5 or 6 times. By the end of the day I realized that the story I was telling wasn't that important and I was only telling it to gain sympathy from those who took the time to listen. Why do we do things like that? I say we because I know I"m not alone, there are several people who do the same thing. We take offense to what someone says or does and we just run with it. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could "shut up" and let it go? To many times we take the low road, indulging in gossip and voicing our opinions about petty things that won't matter next week. This morning I asked God to forgive me for my "pettiness". To be honest, it's not attractive and it's pointless when we venture down the roads that serve no purpose other than to make us feel better about our shortcomings. What we should focus on and remember is that everyone makes mistakes, there is not one perfect person on this earth. The "beautiful" people on TV are flawed, the leaders in our work place are flawed, our church leaders are flawed, our family members are flawed and I don't know about you, but I'm definitely flawed. The good news, God loves us, flaws and all. So today and everyday, I'm thankful that He forgives and my goal is to stay in "my" lane, no crossing that lane of "shame". TeamFlawed. Bblessedloveyou.