When people who have absolutely NO clue what it's like to have NO family or help when you battle extreme and deadly circumstances seem to be the most judgmental when people ask for help, I have a big issue with this. God revealed to me again how I have wasted WAY too much time, energy, love, sacrifice, investing into the wrong type of people for many years. I am nothing but a loyal, giving, loving person because I know what it's like to be in need and not have anyone. I know what it's like to go through hell and wonder if God is real and if anyone cares. I know God is real because He always reveals truth in every circumstance. In every single circumstance God reveals truth, it just takes time. My biggest pet peeve in this life is when people talk about people behind their back. If you ever hear or you think you know a situation and you judge before actually sitting and speaking with that person then you are doing everyone a disservice. You ruin relationships current and future. You plant seeds of failure in those people. Some people want to point out what they think everyone else is doing wrong with out really seeking God, truth in love, and actually finding out what the truth really is and looking in their own backyard. When people come to me and tell me a need, even if I cant help them I dont just say, oh I will pray. No I first think, can I help this person, if yes how and if I cant who do I know that can help? I will find that person help, I will set up what I can and then I will follow through and check on them. I follow John 3:17 - and even though I may not have much I will do what I can with what I have because that is what God calls us to do. We cant do everything, but we all can do something. Shame on those whose mouths are bigger than their hearts, and work more than their hands.
Forgiving
One of the most complex situations I have been navigating, especially the past few years, is forgiveness. Forgiveness is not an immediate response in most, as truly deep offenses are a process to forgive. Forgiveness is an action that is so powerful it has the ability to break down fortress walls that people have built up to protect themselves, it's a force so strong it also influences everyone in the world around us. Forgiving someone is difficult, and sometimes it feels downright impossible. The impossible feeling comes when we don't get that apology. We don't get the acknowledgement that someone has detrimentally affected our life. I've had some of the most atrocious things happen to me by other people. Most never apologized. Each situation changed who I was, and it took a lot of work to get back to being ME. The me after each of these circumstances was forever changed, sometimes wiser, sometimes stronger, sometimes bitter. I'm not perfect. I wont sit here a...
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