Daily Disciplines for the Christian Man

To Richard Beach -
spiritual father, mentor, and lifelong friend.

There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
(Proverbs 18:24)

I was having a rotten day. I guess we all have them occasionally. This one had been particularly bad. I don't remember the events of the day that had produced my frustration, but I vividly remember feeling extremely defeated by my response to the circumstances. Don't get me wrong. I hadn't been caught with a prostitute. I hadn't abused my wife or my children. I hadn't done anything outwardly that would have provided an adequate rationale for why I was so frustrated. But frustrated I was!

He looked over at the clock. The alarm was set for 5:45 a.m. Steve reached over and grabbed the clock. He saw the button marked "Alarm Set." With a smile on his face he reset the alarm ... for 5:40 a.m. He turned off the lights and drifted off to sleep with thoughts of winning the Indy 500 returning to his dreams.