"We all have a limited amount of time and energy. Wisdom says to spend them both on productive people, not destructive ones."
WITHIN: Daily Devotional 6.28.2012
I think about this often in my life. When I see negative people, those that argue just to argue, be upset just to be upset, think everyone "is doing something against them", believe that they are being "tricked" if it doesn't work out the way they want it to be, and are forever trapped in this circle of unhappiness waiting for what is owed to them, and I get as far away as possible. I think everyday about one of my closest friends, who does such good, but has such a sour attitude and likes to talk about others and their problems/issues. Sometimes, I laugh (and feel bad) and other times, I give her this hard look like that is wrong. But then she'll go and do something amazing for someone else. I've be telling her to let go of that "mean stuff" so she can receive her blessings/destiny, and she shuts down on me, won't speak. It's ok, maybe God wants me to work on that one. I'll keep trying.
When I read the quote above, rebuke a wise man and he will love you, I can't help thinking about my grandma. Recently, God has put it on my heart to call my grandma, the only thing I was supposed to tell her was, "it's time to make some decisions." So I did, my grandma is going through a lot right now being the sole caregiver of my grandfather, who is not well. And I think that God knew that she would listen to me, not her daughters or others, who had an opinion on what she should do, but me. I hestitated for awhile to tell her the message, because I thought she would get mad at me for telling her what to do, I mean who am I but 40+ years younger than her, and I don't have a family or my life together. But she told me, she was grateful that I thought that I could talk to her like that, because it meant that we were really more than Grandma and granddaughter. My grandma has 11 other granddaughters, and none of them could talk to her so frankly. I love that woman. She has never once told me that I couldn't do something, even though she might have thought it :)
Be blessed today.
WITHIN: Daily Devotional 6.28.2012
I think about this often in my life. When I see negative people, those that argue just to argue, be upset just to be upset, think everyone "is doing something against them", believe that they are being "tricked" if it doesn't work out the way they want it to be, and are forever trapped in this circle of unhappiness waiting for what is owed to them, and I get as far away as possible. I think everyday about one of my closest friends, who does such good, but has such a sour attitude and likes to talk about others and their problems/issues. Sometimes, I laugh (and feel bad) and other times, I give her this hard look like that is wrong. But then she'll go and do something amazing for someone else. I've be telling her to let go of that "mean stuff" so she can receive her blessings/destiny, and she shuts down on me, won't speak. It's ok, maybe God wants me to work on that one. I'll keep trying.
When I read the quote above, rebuke a wise man and he will love you, I can't help thinking about my grandma. Recently, God has put it on my heart to call my grandma, the only thing I was supposed to tell her was, "it's time to make some decisions." So I did, my grandma is going through a lot right now being the sole caregiver of my grandfather, who is not well. And I think that God knew that she would listen to me, not her daughters or others, who had an opinion on what she should do, but me. I hestitated for awhile to tell her the message, because I thought she would get mad at me for telling her what to do, I mean who am I but 40+ years younger than her, and I don't have a family or my life together. But she told me, she was grateful that I thought that I could talk to her like that, because it meant that we were really more than Grandma and granddaughter. My grandma has 11 other granddaughters, and none of them could talk to her so frankly. I love that woman. She has never once told me that I couldn't do something, even though she might have thought it :)
Be blessed today.
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