I AM CAPABLE...

There is something special about knowing that you are capable. Now, you are probably thinking: What in the world is she talking about?? I know you are thinking it so just admit it...  *wink* But, really...  I mean it has been in my head all of today, almost like a song.

I leave the last of the dishes in the sink as I walk out the back door into the laundry room. I take the wet clothes out of the washer and place them in a basket, ready for transport to the backyard. I carry them back to the backyard and begin to hang them on the line. When I am done I walk back to the laundry thinking of what I will make for supper. I am already thinking what kind of meat I need to get out and...*sticks out tongue*....how to marinate it...I guess that will be another call to Mom. In the middle of this a couple of the kids start fighting and I take care of that. Then I make lunch, and we all go on a walk. All this time in my head repeating itself over and over is three little words: I AM CAPABLE. I think back over the years. Could I have done this three years ago, or even two? Could I even have done this last year? I don't think so. But somewhere along the way I have matured and THIS year...say it with me ;)...I AM CAPABLE. It is quite a change that has amazed even me! I AM CAPABLE...

I AM CAPABLE of getting up each morning to make breakfast.
I AM CAPABLE of washing the dishes.
I AM CAPABLE of cleaning the house.
I AM CAPABLE of helping the kids with their chores and school.
I AM CAPABLE of washing clothes and hanging them on the line.
I AM CAPABLE of making three meals a day, and controlling snacks in between.
I AM CAPABLE of getting everybody ready for church.
I AM CAPABLE of making sure that they behave in church...
I AM CAPABLE of...etc.

Most importantly, Max Lucado said: You cannot be anything you want to be. But you can be everything God wants you to be. Wow, that is most important. I AM CAPABLE of being exactly who GOD wants me to be! In that I am content, because I know that I REALLY am CAPABLE!