word for the day: perspective
start.
i went into the tire store just to get a simple rotation. in and out in 15 minutes right? turns out i need two new tires. again. a fresh alignment. again. 4th alignment in the 2 years we have owned the van and tires # 7 and 8 that we have purchased in the same amount of time. something is off and i am not sure what.
they tell me that it is uneven wear. the inside edges of the tires are wearing too fast and getting bald while the outside edges are fine. it has been the same problem of inside wear since we bought this car and no one knows how to stop the reoccurring problem.
i feel myself quite like the tires. i am getting worn and weary from uneven wear. taking my kids on a simple errand to target i am on edge, barking orders to them of what not to do. finishing the daily routines i have angst rise up and grumbling escape my lips in a whisper. mustering up all the self-control i can i try to silence the gateway before hurtful words escape that cannot fully be undone by i'm sorry.
i am off. uneven wear. the inside is growing bald while the outside looks pretty much the same. simple trials of life - car repairs, broken garbage disposals, dying computers... all seem to pile on the pressure and try the health of my soul.
and i open to the book of acts and read of paul and silas beaten and thrown in prison - it was at midnight that they sang. after mistreatment and pain and life just not going right they sang praises to their God.
what is the remedy for uneven wear, for the inner edges going bald too quickly - the barrenness in my own soul that i am too keenly aware of at the present moment? sing.
sing and be realigned with truth.
stop.
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