Struggling Well With Life

I have found a new life verse - James 3:2a “We all stumble in many ways”. Sometimes I feel like the only 48 year old man who has some how not been able to move out of the 8th grade. I thought that by the time you got to be middle aged you were mature. From my vantage point, my parents seemed mature when they were this age. Apparently maturity does not just come from surviving a few more birthdays. Its that same feeling when you go home, back to the place where you grew up, and your siblings and others refer to you or treat you like they did when you were doing life together back in the 70’s. I have those moments in my walk with Christ, and in my battle with sin. Wouldn’t it be great if you could upgrade, or trade your struggles in for a whole new set? We all stumble in many ways. Not an excuse for sin, but for a self deprecating survivor of the guilt club, I find solace in knowing this verse is true, and truer still is God endless grace.