small stuff

my mom has told me my whole life, "don't sweat the small stuff"...

my problem is, i can't get my brain to register the things that irritate/bother me as "small stuff"! words can hurt so badly no matter what message they were intended to convey. i've found myself to be pretty intuitive as to people's actions/words and the motives behind them. maybe that's why i let things bother me so much. i also have a hard time letting go of hurts. there is so much that god has to work out in me still, but there's so much he has to work out in all of us. i'm no better or worse than anyone else, i have just been redeemed thru jesus. and since i have been redeemed, i should offer grace to all of those who don't have hope in him.

lord, help me to be more graceful in word & deed!