We all fall short...............

This has been a tough few days!!  My faith and integrity were put in question this week by someone who really has no idea who I am, about a situation that was twisted and taken completely out of context.  Hurt??  Yes, it hurt really bad.  I went through a number of emotions but mostly, it REALLY hurt.  So as I sit and reflect on what happened I realize, even more than before, that we ALL fall short of God's original plan for us!!  We ALL sin and we ALL need forgiveness.  While the person did not know the entire situation, they reacted with the information that they had.  They had that information, not maliciously, but by not being involved with the entire situation, but only a small part.  At first was I mad??  Yes.  Furious??  You bet!!  But like I said before, it mostly hurt.  It hurt because if this person really knew me, they may have chosen to calmly talk about the situation instead of a violent lashing out!  If they really knew me, maybe they would have known that there was more than meets the eye in this situation.  I know that I make mistakes, I miss the mark, I fall short often!!  I know this and I'm thankful that Jesus took all of my sin and yours upon his shoulders on the cross.  I'm thankful for everything that God has given me.  I'm thankful for my wife, my beautiful little girls and I'm VERY thankful that God loves me and He loves you even though we ALL fall short........................