Courageous

This past Sunday my family went to see Courageous the movie from the creators of Fireproof.  These movies just keep getting better and better.  Even my 15 year old who is really hard to impress lately said "for a Christian movie that was pretty good!".

You know how when you feel as though you have so much of yourself to "fix" and you just get so overwhelmed that you start to point out the flaws of others thinking if they just get their stuff together it would help you out immensely?  Well, I'm at that point right now myself.  I have to admit I went in this movie hoping my husband would get what I've been trying to tell him lately!

I know we are to keep our eyes on ourselves, remove our plank first.  I guess when I feel as though I am failing at just about everything lately I want my husband to step up and do everything perfect to make up for my mess.  I never really thought of that before.  I need my husband to be strong where I am weak.  I need him to remind me of scripture.  I need to hear this too shall pass.  How can he do these things as I sit and coach him from the sidelines.  I complain that he makes me feel like a child when really I know down deep I am the one making myself LOOK like a child.  How can he be the partner I preach him to be when all I do is make him feel like the failure I feel that I am?  I yell at him what I want to yell at myself.

My husband and I are going through a difficult stage right now.  I have been dealing with not feeling content in my life for a long time now.  My husband has about reached his breaking point with me I feel.  I have reached my breaking point with myself.  I know I need to change.  I think it may begin with a new attitude.

Making ourselves "new".  Making difficult changes.  Admitting mistakes.  All the while becoming more and more Christlike.  None of this is for the weak at heart.  It takes a whole lot of faith.  A lot of letting go of the wheel and letting Christ take it.  A lot of courage!

Who feels like becoming Courageous with me?

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