Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Detox Day Four

The good...
I woke early, got moving early, and had the strength to drive past several Dunkin Donuts on my way to church. Thank you, Jesus! Plus, our Wednesday's with Jesus noonday Bible Study group was excellent! When detoxing, it helps to have a great group of folks around to hold you up, even if they don't know they are holding you up...

The bad...
While I had the strength to drive past DD, I can feel my body craving the caffeine. My eyes are heavy and I am lethargic. I just want to crawl under something—some covers, a rock, a mack truck, something—and go to sleep. But, it is early and my day is not even close to being done.

The ugly...
It is 3:45 p.m. and I am just about ready to blow a gasket. Between caffeine withdrawal and PMS, I am not feeling like such a nice person. And it seems that folks are trying to pluck my last nerve. They aren't trying to pluck my nerves, I know it. I'm just in a bad way today. Jesus, be a fence. Did you know that the English word religion comes from the Latin word 'religare' which means to bind? When I say, Jesus be a fence, I do not say it lightly. I am asking God to bind me in, or bind others out, so I do not lose my religion.

The better...
Thanks be to God that, like trouble, caffeine withdrawals don't last always. I have been here before. This, too, shall pass. And the grace is that because I have been here before, I know to keep my mouth shut and a smile on my face even when I feel like blowing a gasket. Because I have been here before, I will put on my coat in a few minutes and take a walk around the block so the fresh, cold air can wake me up. Jesus is a fence!



2 comments:

  1. Day 3 of a detox is always the hardest. You and Jesus together are stronger than caffeine and PMS. And your liver thanks you.

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  2. Rev it's going to get better, i know you have been there before, Jesus will be your fence, i know he will.

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