God likes to help us learn. I was originally going to say that he likes to teach us lessons, but wanted to be more optimistic. I've been struggling lately just dealing with particular people. We cannot lie. There are just some people in this world that are hard (no, impossible) to get along with. None of us escape them. I was once told that God gives us sandpaper in our lives to smooth our rough edges. I do believe that. But what is rough about me that I see in these people? Am I just hiding from an issue that I need to address? The more I prayed the more I realized that it was not necessarily that I had those same characteristics (thank goodness), but more like I needed to grow in dealing with theirs. Can I change them? No. Only God can. But I can work on me. I can grow instead of focusing on their lack of growth and stopping my own progress.
God, You take care of them. You are much more creative than I am and much more impressionable. I'll focus on getting myself where I need to be. Just don't take too long :)
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