𝙼𝚒𝚜𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜

 

𝙼𝚒𝚜𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜

As a Christian I believe in serving others.

As a Believer I know I need to treat others with respect.

Using the Bible as my guide, I know that I need to do everything with a loving spirit towards others. Honesty, kindness, and grace are so important, but what about when you do all that (or try to do it) and your intentions are misunderstood?

Have you ever had that gut kick feeling that even though you served someone with the best of intentions, they felt you were not kind? I have had it happen a few times and let me tell you it makes my heart sink. It is so discouraging that it makes me feel like saying, “What was the point?” or even wanting to harden my heart so as not to get hurt again. But what does God’s word say about being misunderstood?

There are many different places in scripture where people’s motives and actions were misunderstood. Think of Hannah as the priest accused her of being drunk while she was fervently praying for a son. Then there is David the shepherd as King Saul tried to kill him. The Apostle Paul and his ministry to the church at Corinth. Even Jesus himself was misunderstood by the Pharisees as they accused him of breaking the religious laws and sinning.

“…𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙻𝙾𝚁𝙳 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝.” 𝟷𝚂𝚊𝚖𝚞𝚎𝚕 𝟷𝟼:𝟷𝟽

My dear husband reminded me again today not to be bitter when others don’t see our true intentions. He is so good to just blow off the annoyances of life when my heart would choose to harbor that feeling. I am reminded that scripture also gives me a better direction to take in Matthew 7:12, the Golden Rule.

"𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚜𝚘𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚢𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚍𝚘 𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞, 𝚍𝚘 𝚢𝚎 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚘 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖: 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚊𝚠 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚑𝚎𝚝𝚜."

It really is that simple—I need to do to others the kindness I want done to me. I need to give the grace that I want to receive. I need to forgive the offenses, just as I want others to forgive me.

I am so grateful for my wise husband AND a good bible that helps to restore my heart to fellowship as it points me back to Jesus.

Blessings sweet friends…

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I still believe in Millie’s Miracle

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