God just revealed something to me that hit home. All of my life, I longed to be accepted. I tried getting it from my family (I got it as long as it fit their mode of operation), I tried getting it through my gifts (some would backfire). Today, I find that as long as I am accepted by Jesus is all that I need acceptance from.
For
my calling (and for others with a calling this serious), rejection is
expected and many sufferings will be in order. Sadly, many people don't
want to bear burdens because of pride. And the sleeping church will
league with those with pride issues. We have problems and don't want to
share burdens. We don't share because we will face ridicule from
prideful people (causing us to feel more condemned). We don't share
because we'll receive a deaf ear. Apparently, we're to only need God;
however, we do have to listen to their problems. Another reason we don't
share is because the same people who want us to open up will be the
same ones to make a spectacle out of us and to boost their righteousness
over us.
Final
revelation: many people will say we have to ask the wrong doer to
forgive us when we were abused, neglected, almost to make us feel that
we caused it. Of course, this should sound absurd, but we still inflict
this on people who need a touch from God. Yes, Jesus took on things He
didn't do for our sake, but we're not Jesus. Granted, I got in trouble
growing up for things I didn't even do (it was all blamed on me). One thing that comes to mind is the time when one of my relatives who lived with me stole money
from the money collected from my cookie sales that people ordered. It
has taught me now to be very ethical with how I conduct business with
others. So finding acceptance from my family was more difficult. Again, I
know now that acceptance only comes from God alone. The world will view
us as failures and will want us to bow down to it's acceptance.
So
what is the underlying message to this: each person must look to Jesus
for acceptance and to determine who you share your most intimate issues
with. Not everyone who says that are for you ARE (even in the church
world). As Jesus pulled away, sometimes we must do the same thing.
People will want to take offense before coming to you to resolve the
offense (or they'll tell you they were offended and write you off
because they are holier than you). As brothers/sisters, we can't afford
to live ourselves to the point that we throw fellow brothers/sisters to
the wolves (as open prey to the devil). If God has called someone to
something important which requires rejection and suffering, prayer &
intercession is necessary (not writing them off). And for us to side
with people like that is saying, I agree with writing them off. We all
have our quirks, but we should always see the best in people (and not
league with the devil by seeing the worst in them). If we can say death
and life are in the power of the tongue, we must be truthful at all
costs, but discern where a person is in their lives. It's not a one size
fits all.
Blessings:
The Mayne Man
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