Lessons learned from my egg May 17, 2009

As part of my core growth plan, I have had to carry around an egg with me. 

I have learned that relationships are fragile.  I have to take care of them and nurture them otherwise they make break.  And when they break, what do I do?  Some have left the mess untouched.  Some have cleaned it up and started new.  Some have picked up the pieces and put it together.

What is my responce when i am hurt by a person?  Do I give up and leave the relationships broken?  Do I pick it up and still hold on to the broken pieces, constantly being reminded of the hurt?  Do I start over a pretend nothing happened?  This is my response: I do start over, but I do not pretend like nothing happened.  I forgive the person and move on.  That is hard to do when your want vengance and someone to pay for the hurt and pain your feel.  Isn’t that natural?   I have even felt that it is unfair for me to forgive but still have to deal with the pain that others have inflicted on me.   But those feelings are the desires of the flesh.  If we forgive, we open the door for Christ to bring healing to our soul.  It doesn’t make sense in the natural.  But living by the Spirit doesn’t make sense according to the natural. 

 

Whole relationships take diligence.  A relationship may come on accident but it won’t stay whole if I am not diligent to nurture it.  In order to take care of an egg, you have to pay great attention to detail.  i cannot neglect it or treat is harshly at any time.   We can all have realtionships, but without love, care, diligence, they won’t be whole and healthy.  My whole core can have an egg, but is your egg whole, uncracked?  This challenges me to strive for a healthy relationship.  I know that because of our human nature, accidents will happen.  We will fail people and hurt them.  But when I strive to love like Christ, the hurts heal easier.

 

It was very interesting, because I had to carry two eggs on Tuesday.  Many people looked at me funny.   And I couldn’t say anything because I could only talk to my core.   One was for core and one was for MA Roads.  It took lots of work to nurture two eggs.  Nothing happened to the eggs during the day.  Somehow I managed to keep them unharmed. :)   

 

I still have about a 4 days to carry my egg.  I hope I learn more by carrying this egg.