Krista Mournet

I’m in a mood.

I got up this morning at 7 am. Since then I have spent the entire morning doing a thousand and one annoying things that I had absolutely no desire to do. I finally got to brush my teeth at around 11:00, and now, at 12:39 pm, I am actually getting around to doing what I wanted to do today.

Once I’ve finished with what I want to do, I know that there are clean dishes in the dishwasher, dirty dishes in the sink, a dog that needs to be fed, floors that need to be washed, and at least three loads of laundry to do, not to mention dinner, and Lucas needs a bath. And I’d really like to get some reading in after he goes to bed tonight.

These days I spend most of my time dealing with one distraction after another. Constant. Distraction. Don’t get me wrong, I adore my little boy and wouldn’t change a thing for one second. But I don’t deal well with distraction. And it’s a dark, rainy day. Hence, the mood.

A scripture entered my mind on this crazy, normal day: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and supplication make your requests known to God, and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” I can’t be bothered to check the words exactly; this is just the verse as I remember it.

So I remember this verse, and a prayer bubbles up from my heart: “Don’t be anxious? Are you kidding me God?! How about this for a request–HELP!!!”

Peace certainly would be beyond my understanding today, that’s for sure. I am so thankful for God’s grace and loving mercy–His hesed (one of my favorite Hebrew words). I may not find inner peace today, but I did discover online grocery shopping. I’ll take that for now.