"One Lesson To Be Learned. . ."

My Family

This weekend was my family reunion. More often than naught when I tell people that, their response is "Oh, that's neat". While in my head I'm screaming "I don't think you understand! I'm going to my family reunion!", I usually respond to their response "yeah". When we were kids we used to start the count down to reunion in January. Today I told someone "I have a huge family, I'm constantly surrounded by people who are related to me." and it's true, whether it's my amazing cousins, my lovely grandparents, my aunt's and uncle's, my parents, or my siblings I'm always surrounded by them! But only once a year am I surrounded by my Mt. Grove and Indiana relatives, and that is the second weekend in June, at my family reunion!

We eat a lot and play cards, we spend hours at the lake, we walk to the lake, we talk a lot, we go to the gas station and by chocolate milk! We laugh, we stay up late, we get in trouble, we eat some more. sounds simple! and it is, It's simple, yet fantastic!

More on trouble. . .

This year we got in trouble, we've gotten in trouble before (Hiding from younger annoying cousins, jumping on the beds, etc.). But there was just something about this year that was different. First we walked to the lake at night, gave my granny quite a scare, so for that I am truly sorry. Secondly we were to loud, (I'm not sorry for being loud-we were laughing- but I am sorry for being inconsiderate to those who were trying to sleep) once we moved our party further on up the hill were we could still be loud without bothering anyone, we all stood around a small candle and chuckled a bit, "Well." said my cousin Grant "One thing we cant take from tonight." We all listened intently. "We all need the righteousness of Christ.".

This wasn't exactly what I was expecting to hear, but I know it's something that I absolutely needed to hear! Getting in trouble can do two things for your pride, boost it, or tear it down. At first we were "being rebellious." And it felt good, we smiled out of the corner of our mouths, folded our arms and landed against our awesomeness, at one point I hear a cousin say "Gosh do they expect us to be mature?" The answer is yes, they do, and they should! But for me, as soon as these words left Grants mouth my awesomeness faded I lost my prideful balance and took a humiliating stumbled to the floor.

So often I mistake myself for being a good person. . . but I'm prideful, I'm the causer of disappointment, I lie, I hate, and I say bad things behind others backs. And after all this I still think my righteousness is enough? Badly done.

God be praised, that there is an alternative, that Christ came and wore my sin, He bore the wrath that I deserved, so that I could be covered over with His robes of righteousness! God be praised!