Details

I was reading a story recently; it was one of those stories where they tell two connected stories dovetailed together. Suddenly I stopped and reread the line I had just finished. Hum I thought they have put the wrong character in here.

I worked out whose name should have been there and carried on. What aggravated me the most was how irritated I felt that they hadn’t got the details right. It was a minor slip up and it didn’t take away from the story, just confused me, the reader, for a minute. I find it very easy to do this in other areas of my life as well. Some would say I’m bored or OCD.

Some of us like that though. We get so caught up in details and issues that we miss the context of life.

Now don’t get me wrong I’m not saying that people shouldn’t do a job properly, they should. Compassion is a good thing when mistakes are made and we need to remember that no one is perfect.

Psalm 86:15 says: “But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.” And we are instructed in Ephesians 5:1-2 to “Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.”

Yes I know I often fail at this and sadly the older I get the less success I seem to have at this task. I may just be more aware of how often I do too of course, either way I know that God loves me and will not give up on me even though I am tempted to give up on myself.