I saw this picture on the inernet and had to write about it. I have been in several situations in. My life where I thought I’d failed or somehow ‘missed the mark.’ It’s one of the reasons I call them a Red Sea Situation.
Losing can be b with such humility and such honor, someone takes interest in how you gracefully handle the challenge. I have been in such Situations. I learned a Long time ago that unforgiveness breaks my heart. So when failed relationships happen, in particular, I ask God to five me understanding and compassion about the person, so I dont hate them. So far, it’s worked.
I have one person in my life that I have still yet to achieve this goal with, but for the most part, it helps tonpray for them until I gain understanding. It makes me much more compassionate with others to have this approach. Desiring understanding of others, has been my approach to understanding most conflict. It also surprises people when tou arent hostile, and fall into their drama.
As a therapist, most of the time I found the battles people create, are mostly products of their parents and generational else, anyhow. The degree to which they acknowledge and desire to change this phenomena in their lives, is the degree to which I maintain I will be in relationship with them.
I recibes a text from a friend this.morning about a mental health disorder that could also be interpreted as a spiritual matter of conflict, internally. It made.me.think about the scripture about how “we wrestle not against flesh and blood….” And then, I acquiesce. Because people, if not spiritual-minded, don’t recognize the degree to which they areanipulated by outside forces.
That’s another story, so I yet maintain that I WIN when I acquiesce. It’s just easier sometimes to take the low road.
Selah.
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