This one is for the men…and for all of us know it all ladies who do the same thing but pretend we don’t.

How many times have you opened a new box, seen the instruction pamphlet, thrown it to the side, and started digging in. Because honestly, I mean how hard could putting together a child’s toy be. It’s hard. Let me tell you – I’ve spent many of Christmas Day’s digging through an entire pile of instruction manuals to finally find the one I was looking for – just to find out that I had already broken the toy by just “digging in” on my own.

We’re given an instruction manual for life. We’re given a bible, a book that lays out all of the laws. A book that has a suggestion for ANYTHING we need. Sad? Angry? Happy? In love? Guess what, it’s all in there. Literally all we have to do is open it up and look at it. Instead, when we face a problem in our life we put the bible to the side, and we just go to town, because how hard is it really to get yourself out of a slump when you feel like everything is going wrong? By the way – it’s hard, it wasn’t until recently I realized how important that instruction manual is when it comes to dealing with that feeling.

To take it one step further, we’re given a 24/7 Support Line. One to someone who speaks our language! One that it doesn’t matter if you have your phone on you, or if your phone battery is almost dead. Literally all we have to do is talk to him. No phone? No signal? NO PROBLEM! Anywhere we are all we have to do is talk! We talk all the time! It’s not hard! But, instead we shut our mouths and we just dig in. Because how hard is it to get through the uneasy feeling when you’re laying in bed in the middle of the night questioning your decisions. Side note – again it is not easy!

Lord – remind us of the abundance of resources you’ve given us. Remind us that we have a book full of answers to so many different questions we have. Remind us that you’re easy to talk to and that you want to have that connection with us. Help us to remember that you are always there for us – no matter the time, the place, or the issue. You’re there, you’ll listen, and like always you will provide.

| Psalm 9:9-10 The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.|