Somtimes it's not YOU!

Sometimes it seems like the world is just going to swallow us up when our pain is so great. 

We face many hardships and decisions throughout life as it is a learning process.  We have the choice to allow God to show us what it is He is trying to teach us and learn to become strong from it or we can choose to allow it to make us bitter and angry.  If we choose the negatives in life then we should expect negative results.  The same is true with positives. 

Choosing positives produces positive results. It really does begin with our thinking process.  Think of it like this.. lets say that you have a box of letters that people have written about your positive characteristics throughout your life.  This box is full of things you have done to help people, good work ethics, compliments, etc.  One day someone comes along and dumps a box of negative comments about you into your positive box of letters.  What's your first response?  Most of us would be lying if we said it wouldn't hurt us.  It's going to hurt of course but that's not where we get into trouble.  It's okay to feel hurt from the things people say.. especially when they're not true and you don't know how to counter it.

The next step is where our hard decisions begin.  We either choose to let it affect us in a positive way or a negative way.  So how can we make our box full of positives again?  We can read each letter carefully and examine ourselves.  If after prayer and asking God to reveal this to us if it is indeed something we need to work on, we don’t find that negative in us then we should examine the other person and see if there is a motive behind what they have said.  It may just be that you are not the one that God is dealing with. It may be that by them dumping the negative into your positive box, maybe God was showing them what they need to work on.

Too many times we take on the offenses of others when it really has nothing to do with us. If we know that we have worked on the things that God has shown us we needed to then we can toss that negative out to the trash and remember it no more.  This means not allowing anger and resentment to build up in you for the person that hurt you with their negatives but to just let it go and pray for that person that hurt you.  If you choose to hold onto it, it will change you into the person they think you are. Don’t allow negatives to change your positives. 

Remember who God says you are and remember how far you have come. You may not be exactly where you want to be but you will get there if you don’t give up and stay focused on the positives.. cause sometimes.. it just NOT you!