Monday, September 24, 2012

Don't Be Manipulated by What Others Think


You mustn't allow the displeasure of others to influence you away from God's direction.  Leave what others think with the Lord, and spend this time with Him unencumbered by the expectations of your fellow human beings.  People resent those who are unencumbered by the onerous duties to which they have bowed either because of their own self-judgment or the "righteous" expectations of others.  This resentment is not of the Lord and is not your concern; He will protect you from it. 

God holds your loved ones in His hand.  Your willingness to be broken out bread and poured out wine for them is a worthy trait, but come to the Lord now.  Apart from God you do not have the strength to carry them, but with Him you will find that you have exchanged the yoke of your own choosing for His. Then and only then will all the facets of your life reflect Him more accurately, as when a prism is adjusted to catch a beam of light so that the colors of the spectrum become apparent.