The past few weeks in Louisville have been anything but typical as far as weather goes. Last week we had a foot and a half of snow that made it impossible to do anything, and this week it has been so sunny and warm that I have ridden my motorcycle to work every day. I am just amazed at the difference a week can make. Personally, I pretty much hate the snow. There are times when it is fun and not annoying, but for me those times are few and far between. I love warm weather that allows me to be outside enjoying the day.
I think there are many people who share my feelings about this when it comes to weather, but it’s scary to think that those same people also have these feelings about life, church, and their friendships. Sure they love things when the sun is shining and things are dandy, but the minute something bad pops up they drop all communication, all involvement, and all interest.
On a separate but related note, my wife and I were discussing how we would handle the future discipline of our child last night and on things that both of us agreed on is that we want to raise our child with an emphasis on not just his actions, but also his attitude. If he does what he is supposed to it simply won’t be good enough. He will be expected to maintain the proper attitude while doing right. I firmly believe that this has been missing from American households for far too long. Our society places more stock in actions than attitudes.
This is the last things I’ll say: even when things in life stink; when your friends are acting like jerks, when your spouse is annoying, and nothing seems to go right don’t shut down or isolate yourself from those things. Meet them head on. There’s always warmer weather on its way.