I'm Tired, And You Are...?

Here we are already a month in to 2015 and I remember, just as 2014 was rapping up, I got myself all "hyped up" about the year approaching.  But why?  Was it really because I was excited about the future or was it actually because I was so exhausted from the trial and error of the past years?

My friends, I made a promise that, as God would allow me the opportunity, I'd share my life with you candidly...transparently, so that you would be encouraged.  So, here is where I am in one word...TIRED.  I've been here before (as I'm sure most of you have as well), but I finally realize why I experience this recurring "season of exhaustion".

Don't you hate waiting?  I mean, even if you are the kind of person who is always late, you still despise having to wait on someone else.  That's a little hypocritical, don't you think?  We also hate getting our feelings hurt, we hate being sick...oh and I love this one...we can't stand "phony people"! There is a common thread here.  It seems that what we really hate is when the unexpected occurs in the middle of what we expect.

So what am I doing about the things I claim to "hate"? Well, I thought I was doing everything within my human capability to "...keep stirring" (as I always sign in my book when asked for an autograph). One day I realized that if I'm the one overwhelmed then I can't possibly be the one with the solution. EUREKA! I didn't know it all after all! 

Don't turn to temporal resolutions while, once again, expecting permanent changes. Seek out the Eternal One because it is only He who can bring finality to what seems like a vicious recurring cycle. You never know - He may show you that the root of the thing you hate might be found in you. At least, that was my hard pill. What's yours?