TOO EASILY IRKED

Generally speaking I have grown much more patient through the years, but I am still far too easily irked. This is one of the sinister ways the kingdom of darkness attempts to maintain a foothold in my soul. When annoyances are permitted to hang around without constraint they huddle together and increase in number. In this undisciplined condition of self-indulgence, problems seem huge and God seems small; then full-fledged anger pops up like burnt toast. How foolish. Father, forgive my imprudence and help me keep my bearings. I am aware of how annoying I must be to You, yet You are eternally patient with my deficiencies. Make me more like You LORD.