So caught up...

Its amazing how easily I get caught up in the day to day things of life....Kid not listening, clothes to put away, not sleeping well, hurry to work, hurry--well, crawl with the traffic--home.  So and so annoyed me, I said something I shouldn't have, I feel bad, I feel good.  I hope most people can relate and I'm not alone in this mode of getting caught up.  So what's the solution?  I think about Paul.  A man with a mission.  He travelled for the purpose of preaching the gospel.  But he was also a tent maker.  Did he fret because he had three orders of tents due by Friday?  Did he get frustrated with a customer who said his stitches weren't small enough?  Did he yell when a camel cut him off in the road?  I don't know, and of course, the scripture doesn't say.  I'm sure he had his days to, after all, he was a man.  How did he deal with it?  I admit, sometimes it is hard for me to keep my eye on the prize, to run the race to win.  I get tired and frustrated.  Yet, still, I trust that with each passing day, it is precious if I learn of and yearn for the things of God more.  If I understand a nuance I hadn't before, or if I see an inkling of him at work.  Today, my heart broke for someone diagnosed with illness, for a co-worker's autistic son, at the blatant disregard for God by so many, and at my own pride and sin.  Today my heart rejoiced to hear my son speak of angel's and hearing God's voice, to listen to life in a way only a child can explain, to see a meal cooked by my mom and the comfort of my husband knowing regardless, he loves me anyways.  An inkling....I long for more, but I suppose Rome wasn't built in a day?