As I was doing my devotions tonight, I was reminded of something. As humans ,we have certain thins that we are attracted to and certain things that also deter us. These things are often shown about us whether we realize it or not, when it comes to meeting and getting to know new people. Everyone has heard the saying "don't judge a book by its cover." This is so beyond true when it comes to interacting with one another. We often are attracted to people who seem to have the same clothing or living style as us, than theirs people who seem different and instead of reaching out,what do we do? We hide or run from the differences instead of embracing them and trying to get to know the person for who they are. We take our first impressions so personally that we risk the chance of missing out on what could be a great friendship or relationship. God gives us a verse as a reminder about this. "Stop judging according to outward appearance; rather judge according to righteous judgement." This means, rather than judging by outward appearance and possessions, judge someone by their heart and for who they truly are. Instead of seeing what the world sees, try seeing a person how God sees them. The world sees someone from the outside and we as people of God are called to see people from the inside.Think of all the good you could do for yourself and others if you come out of your comfort zone and get to know some "different" people. So next time you run across someone new,try taking off your blind fold and and putting on your heavenly fathers glasses!
I feel there is something not talked about enough, everyone knows the feeling of failure. We all make mistakes, comes with being human, we all cope with that. How though do we cope when unplanned mistakes take place, I know your wondering what on earth I mean by this, most mistakes are unplanned… I am referring to the mistakes, the trials that occur even when the “rules” are followed, those that incur even when perhaps we have done everything right that is within in our power. This takes a different type of coping, paired with an even greater understanding and matched with yet a greater perspective. In order to cope and heal from these unplanned mistakes we need to evaluate what was within our control and what was genuinely not. Often times when things go wrong we immediately blame and criticize ourselves because let’s be real, that is much easier than accepting the unknown and accepting the true lack of control we had over the situation. It is facing this fact though that allows for
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