The Three Phases of Cranky

I know - I get cranky once in awhile. The good/bad thing about it is that I very rarely deceive myself. I know when I'm "there."

I've come to the conclusion that there are three phases of a cranky person:

1. I will affect the entire mood of the house. (Bad)

2. I realize I'm getting cranky, so for the sake of the house, I will separate. (Better)

3. I realize I'm getting cranky, so I will work through it and not allow my mood to become the mood of the house, nor will I separate. (Best)

We have the same phases with the things that bother us in a church. The morally neutral areas of Christian living. We either bring everyone down with us, divide, or acknowledge and try to work through them.