Little late night nuggets

Tonight I was a part of an intense trivia question game. The rules of the game were simple, the rules were clear. No giving more than one answer within an hour. I abided by the rules despite knowing the answer. 24 minutes, 32 minutes, 36 minutes passed with my mind going wild because I was waiting. Ding, a notification. Ding, another notification. 2 people answered, I hurried to check if they were right. It was the same person, he answered it correctly on the second guess. My mind went into frustration when I read that he was he winner.

Seriously?!? The rules were quiet simple. One answer per hour. My mind was hot. I started saying well that's not fair. The rules were clear. Why would you reward someone who broke the rules? Gods word tells us to be men of our word. Let our yes be yes and our no be no. My biggest pet peeve. Ugh it tortured me for 30 minutes. Something so small set me off, you might ask. Yes. These things do.

They are my biggest pet peeve. I cannot stand when I'm trying to abide by the rules of something and someone else slide through and becomes praised for their wonderful work. I see it over and over and over in churches. People in leadership who are disobedient to the rules of a ministry and they aren't dealt with. Mainly because who else would take their place. I become furious, hulk furious. But I never say anything.

I came to the realization this evening that part of my biggest frustrations, my biggest pet peeve, my ticked off moment are also part of my biggest flaws. I used to say yes to everything. I wanted to be helpful. I would fail at a lot of things because I wore myself to thin. I had to make sure that I was agreeing to do things thAt would be able to be done correctly. Then I read the description of the best yes. I mention this book a lot because it was an eye opener, just from the description.

It's not just being a person of your word. There are other things, many things, that "grind my gears." But now I'm looking at those pet peeves in a different light. Or I will tomorrow seeing as though this revelation came after the munchkin went to sleep.

Think about your biggest pet peeves, think about your biggest flaw. Do they go hand in hand?

Just a nice nugget for your late night reading!!!

Night y'all!!!