I think i am getting old. I used to love partying and staying out, or even being the life and soul of the party, but now, i know, i just want a chilled life most of the time. Is it age? (all of you younger than 35 say yes), or is it something else? I know that in many areas of my life where i can be pulled down. In both ministry and personal life, where i try to be creative and try to up my game... just make that extra effort, there is sometimes something that pulls you down, something that puts a downer on things. Let's face that something is often people. People who maybe say you can't do this, you can't afford that, what if it fails etc. We have to be very careful in our response to those people because not only can those words or their attitudes affect you and bring you down, it can also effect your attitude to others.
I was really challenged the other day when, in one of these moods, I read a few verses from Job. chapter 42: 7-11 what really jumps out at me is that after all his (so called) friends had done to job over the years he prayed for them. What an attitude, I know it says we are to love our enemies as well as our friends, but to pray for them? I tell you what though, it brings a different perspective to our lives, because not only does it impact your relationship with those that aim to drag you down, but it also helps those negative words bounce off you, and helps you get back to where you could be going. Being creative, taking risks and making a difference. So the question is where do you want to be? down in a hole or riding the wind?
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