So today when I got up I prayed and asked God who I could minister to... and I quickly let Him know ... please don't let it be Richard ( he is the cranky guy next door at my office ).
I followed up with begging and pleading for it not to be Richard... anyone but Richard!
Then I realized I must need to forgive Richard for not being the nicest neighbor toward me when I moved in and for the last year. I could stay here and make excuses and explanations as to why Richard is so awful... but that is beside the point... I just need to forgive him.
So, I did. Forgiveness is a choice. If I choose to forgive him, then the emotions will come in to alignment with God's Word and that choice soon enough. I once heard from a very wise lady that emotions can be like a disobedient child - something I know a lot about! When they are out of line, you correct them and bring them back in to line ( the line is God's Word ). After enough times of being corrected, in theory, they will stay in check.
So today I chose to forgive the person I was begging God not to have to be a light to - that sounds terrible doesn't it... Oh, well... it is what it is! LOL
Good News: I went in to work and never even ran in to Richard :O)
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