I’m glad for the minor inconveniences that expose my sin and begin to take off the rough edges of my character. May He continue to do this, and may we all turn our eyes to Him in major and minor troubles.

I wish I could say I was more like Christ. I wish I could say that I’m always steadfast, immovable, abounding in the work of the Lord. Too often my desire for godliness is not met in reality. The way that the Lord normally exposes this type of discrepancy is not by major trials, extreme suffering, or long seasons of discouragement. No. He normally does it through a simpler method. He gives me a minor inconvenience.

Oh yes. The minor inconvenience. Stubbing my toe. Missing a deadline. Not getting what I want when I want it. These are the things that expose all manner of ungodliness. This is where discontentment rears it head. This is the time that I begin to question the sovereignty of God. The minor inconvenience makes me irritable and cold and unhappy. I begin to grumble and hold grudges. I hate to admit it, but this is how far I am away from being like Jesus.

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