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Get rid of it, one way or another! (orig post via Insta/FB on 07/14/2021)

 



I made kabobs for supper a few nights ago. My kids liked everything on it except for the baby bella mushrooms. I don't make them suffer through a full plate of stuff that they don't like but I do have them make an honest attempt at trying new things or things that they didn't like, cooked in a different way. I told them they only had to eat one mushroom. They almost always save it for last and start the "yuck" face before it even touches their lips. Why procrastinate? When they do get it in their mouth, they don't want to admit that there is a possibility that they could like it. As I'm watching two of my kids start their yuck stage, they don't even try to chew or swallow it. They just sit there with it in their mouth. My thought was, "I remember doing this as a child but why would I sit here for 10 minutes with something in my mouth that tastes nasty?!" So I asked them that, letting them know that they are delaying the inevitable because I said one mushroom. Immediately following, I felt the Holy Spirit say, "You do it, too, when you put your problems at the foot of the cross and pick it back up. You do it when you ask for forgiveness but don't forgive yourself. You do it when someone has wronged you and haven't forgiven them. You do it when you don't trust me." WE make OURSELVES miserable! Why? Just let it go! Or chew it up and swallow it!
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:4‭-‬7 NIV

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