What's a human to do?

I work hard to make this blog positive and uplifting (you never know who is reading it), which is why I try to avoid posting on days that I've been irritable. Like today. But, here I am. Sometimes you just have to get things done, even when the circumstances are not ideal.

Irritability: Having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed or made angry.

Checking symptoms. . .it's affirmative. I have been irritable today. Not that it's an excuse but I had a LOT of caffeine yesterday and therefore did not get a LOT of sleep last night. I literally felt electrical currents pulsing through my body all night. Then I took a sleep aide way too late and woke with a grogginess that can only be chemically induced. Way to mix the uppers and downers, Rach.

I've also been building Egypt for three days (in preparation for vacation Bible school next week) and generally ignoring all other responsibilities. Today, those neglected tasks started to weigh pretty heavy. That, combined with little sleep, made for the irritability.

As a follower of Christ, it's my job to be constantly aware that others watch how I act and react. As a leader, it's my job to just handle stuff. I feel so foolish when I look back on a situation I handled poorly and realize it was nothing to have lost my cool over. I feel disgusted when I show my temper to others. Praise Jesus, the latter doesn't happen very often. Anymore. Evidence of His work in me.

Conversely, there's something very Stepford-like about people that never show their humanness. I find it hard to trust, befriend, and not be intimidated by people who have it together all the time. Ironically, many different people have told me that I have my lid screwed on too tight. What's a human to do?

Life is a balancing act in so many ways. When we get wobbly, we have to reach for our touchstone. I can't always keep from being irritable and saying or doing something rash, but I can sure ask Him to help me, and forgive me when I fall. I can't find answers and solutions for every bump in the road, or explain every seeming injustice or disadvantage, but I can search His Word until I find peace.

I can't take a heart that's broken make it over again, but I know a man who can.

I can't take a soul that's sin sick, make it make it white, whiter than the snow, but I know a man who can.

Some call Him Savior, the Redeemer of all men.

I call Him Jesus for He's my dearest friend.

If you feel no one can help you and your life is out of hand, well I know a man who can.

"I Know a Man Who Can"
As sung by George Jones.