Who Put the Roll on Backwards

Ok, so there is no "Real" right way to load the toilet paper holder, but come on, doesn't it matter to you how it is loaded? Well, as I am learning about myself, I am understanding what it means to, "Take every thought captive". You see, when I walk into my own bathroom and find that someone has restocked the toilet paper on the holder, I am faced with a choice! Do I give thanks for that someone being responsible enough to refill the empty space with tissue, or is my first response to take note that they have put it in the holder, "Wrong"! I will tell you now, I am only beginning to learn how important it is for me to analyse my thinking patterns and make necessary changes to the errant ones. Since it is a known fact, that thoughts become things, I must be certain to permit only, those thoughts which will prove to enhance my personality and well being. You see, one might think that the choice of how the toilet paper goes on the roll, cannot possibly affect your entire life, but that one, would be wrong, for, "As a man thinketh, so a man is." If you allow yourself intolerance in a small thing, you will find that intolerance carrying over into more important areas of your life. Anger is a perfect example of a normal emotion gone awry! One aspect of an early stage of anger, is simply indignance! You become indignant about an observance you make, such as, someone cuts in line at the grocery counter. You are now faced with an issue that has brought rise to an emotion. You must now, recognize that emotion, quickly run it through your "captivity challenge", ask yourself which response is going to promote the most positive and rewarding result for you! You see, how you respond to this feeling, is vital to your wellbeing, for even though your response will affect the other person, it first will, affect you. When you allow this indignation to turn to anger, your rational thinking will immediately leave you, you will say and do things you would never dream of saying under normal living circumstances, things you will later regret and be ashamed to admit to, yet things that will remain in memory for the rest of your days on earth. Does this mean you should never confront the, line cutter? Not necessarily, there is a time for everything, it just may not be your time to confront that person. If you want to stand up in their face and let them have a piece of your mind, you can pretty well figure, Not Your Time! However, if you have taken a moment to consider the sitution, challenged your thoughts, and find that you are right where you are supposed to be, you may, just may, find yourself in service for God. He may call you into service in a loving way that will bless both, you and the, line cutting perpetrator, beyond anything you can imagine. I find for myself that more often than not, God is not calling me to straighten out, or "bless" the other person, by pointing out their infraction upon the grocery line. Most often, He just wants me to rest in the knowledge, that He is God and all is well for me, as I trust Him to, "make all things come together for good", for me, even the time I lose, due to a line cutter! Getting back to the importance of the response to the toilet paper being placed on the roll holder, Wrong! Since it is a matter of opinion on which is, "Right", perhaps the next time you find a roll on wrong, you can be reminded to take a moment and give thanks, that God uses others to point out shortcomings in each of us, that need our attention to bring us back to center on the important matters of life. Lets not forget to, "NOT" take ourselves too seriously!

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Cheryl G Burke