I am going to start my day off with thanking God for waking me up this morning. I have learned a lot by listening to God, reading the Bible, and praying. For one, I have learned biblically to be slow to get angry, slow to speak, and quick to listen. Now, you may think it doesn’t make sense, but in actuality, it does. I used to shoot off at the mouth all the time…listening to words of other people. It got me in a lot of trouble. Now, I seriously think before I open up my mouth and I do not jump to conclusions anymore. If I am told something negative about someone, I wait a day or so before I respond; whereas, in the past, I would assume the person throwing all the negative punches knew what he/she was talking about. That landed me in the middle of a lot of, “He said, she said,” conflicts.
It is always best to let things settle down before giving an answer. And can I tell you that your loved ones can be the worse non-truth tellers. Your loved ones, the ones you do the most for end up hurting you more than anyone else. I don’t know why this is….I do not know why we have to lie in order to hurt another person…why we get mad at one person and talk bad about the other person…knowing full well that sooner or later, the person you were talking ‘bad’ about is going to get back to him or her. It doesn’t make sense to put people against one another with lies.
Another thing I have learned; I can’t make anyone love me, read the Bible, pray, or do any other Christian thing. I cannot force anyone to do or say anything that is not in their hearts to do so. On the other hand, I do not think a person should do things or say things, just to satisfy another person because it makes for a miserable life. You should do and say things simply because you want to do and say them…because it comes from the heart.
One more thing; if you have a goal in mind…if you have been called to do it….if it is your God given gift…do not, I repeat DO NOT let someone talk you out of it. Has it ever dawned on you that maybe, just maybe that person does not want you to succeed. They can think of a thousand and one reasons why you shouldn’t
go for your dream job, career change, new relationship, and home purchase….anything negative to keep you from doing better. Oh yes, I am going there…some folks like to hold you back…they like hearing you complaining about what is wrong in your life and they don’t mind giving you suggestions. It gives them something to talk about.
Well, I have one suggestion for you. Learn who is holding you back and who wants you to succeed.
- Who are your friends
- Are your friends adding to your life or sucking the life out of you
- Do you often get encouragement from family members and/or friends
- Are you still stuck in the same situation you were years ago
- Are you often going to the same people for advice; telling them everything that goes on behind closed doors. STOP
When you tell everything that goes on behind closed doors, you are giving people permission to crash your life.
This Concludes Mimi Jenkins’ Moment of Truth
