Gingerbread Man Mentality

Somedays I feel like the storybook character, "The Gingerbread Man."

"Run! Run.....as fast as you can." I'm running. I'm running.......but I can't seem to get away from all that is pursuing me.

I have the frayed/fractured thinking that if I "run" fast enough----my enemies of physical maladies and anxieties can't catch me.
Do you ever keep running to try and get away from all the difficult conditions of  life or bothersome thoughts that stymie truth. Do you think that maybe, you can escape reality by running away?.
Whoa.....am I (or you) trying to escape the reality of aging? Or, is all this "bother" just an "awareness without acceptance" of all that aging or a "muddled mind" can bring.

I am as as deceived as that old gingerbread man if I think the sly foxes of the world can help me. 

My body and mind may fail, but God is my strength and my portion forever. (Psalm 7:26, ISV)

I need to "run" in the path of the Lord...(Psalm 119:32)

God's truth is needed NOT mushy gingerbread mentality. (Philippians 2:5)

At-TEA-tude adjustment

7/18/11 Friend Pam has a remedy for folks needing an attitude adjustment. She calls it a whirly and it involves a toilet and the head of the offender.

How does one recognize his/her own need for such an adjustment? Scripture is a good measuring stick.

Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, (Philippians 2:5)

The 2 verses preceding this describe such a mindset as humility; doing nothing out of selfishness or conceit, regarding others more important than self & putting others interests before your own.

Mull this over with a good cup of brisk tea. Use Philippians 2:5 today for your self examination. Follow-up with a self-imposed adjustment. It might be less painful than those suggested by others.