Choosing to respond with grace instead of impulsive reaction is not as satisfying.
I think I had one of my first victories over this on Sunday when after dragging my kids on a 25 min. walk to encourage my 20K running husband and deliver his bag of "needs" I received these texts:
"Best 10K ever." "I think I am ahead of you."
He didn't stop. He didn't stop. He didn't stop. The pressure was on. My attitude on the walk was less than stellar. My kids were tired, and hungry, and hurt. They were looking at me. And I was punching mean words towards him into my phone at a rapid speed. And then the Holy Spirit stopped me. And I breathed. And I sat us all down to eat our Café de la Presse goodies. And I stopped reacting externally although internally I was infuriated. And as if someone took over my body I told my kids that this was dad's day and we were going to keep supporting him. And I texted "Great job."
Great job.
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