Yeah..... What John Said......

Well it's humility time here at Ramblings, and I have given the staff the opportunity to point out all my shortcomings.... needless to say they have jumped at the chance....

Here's a few of the character flaws my staff came up with:

1. Patience(or lack there of) with myself, others, inanimate objects, etc. I am probably the most impatient person I know: in the car, in the grocery line, waiting for web pages to load, you name it, if I have to wait... I am unhappy.

2. Pride. Let me take a moment to tell you about my really big....... brain. I am soooooo smart, I just don't understand why everyone else just doesn't get it, obviously if they were as smart as me, they would have come to the same conclusion I did....... (please read the previous line with copious amounts of sarcasm). Can I just tell you how many times my pride has gotten in the way of my relationship with God. Combine this with item number one and..... Well you do the math. Fortunately God has been hammering away at this one in my life, and I think he has been making some progress.

3. Stubbornness/competitiveness. I don't like to loose.... anything. Sporting events, video games, board games, card games, conversations, arguments..... anything. I have even found myself arguing points I realized were wrong just because I didn't want to loose be proven wrong, how screwed up is that?

I am sure that there are more things I could add to this list..... To quote C. S. Lewis: "being a Christian doesn't make you nice, but it does make you nicer". Ok that's probably more of a paraphrase but you get the point.

Sometimes it is a wonder to me that I have any friends at all. I have to say that I am very thankful for things like: grace, compassion, and forgiveness. I thank God for these things just about everyday. The closer I come to a true relationship with the Father( and his Son) the easier it becomes for me to overcome these things. I have noticed that these issues have become less and less relevant in my life in the last few years, and that is only because of Christ. I have heard people comment about me that I was a really nice person, and I think to myself, "it's not me that's nice, it's really Christ being nice in spite of me".

In any case I thank God for the changes he has brought about in me. For the forgiveness, grace, and mercy I have found in my relationship with him. Anything good that I have to offer anyone is because of him.