Under no circumstances does betrayal, abandonment, and rejection feel good. I suspect at some point everyone around me, even the social butterfly, has had these feelings. I don't know about you but for me, it's hard to bounce back when you have given your all, and the only choice you have left is to walk away.
Some lessons in life are not always about choice. Some lessons we are forced to learn especially when we don't pay attention. Over the span of my life, I have had some tough lessons to learn. Although some things were not necessarily what I would have chosen, rejection and abandonment chose them for me.
As ladies, I know we can all agree on the one time when we thought we had found the one, the search was finally over and I could now settle down. We knew he was imperfect but we thought we could change all of that. We thought that just because he was hanging out with us, we were all in.
Not only that, we have had jobs we were faithful and loyal to. We gave so much. Overtime, personal finances, knowledge, support, and the list goes on. All to make some one else look good. All the time thinking that one day it would pay off for me. Only to learn the payoff would be resignation.
What about the family member with whom you poured so much into. You know, answering every "I need a favor" command; or even the "do you have" or "can you do" questions that come faster than you can answer. To find out later they really didn't value you at all.
Oh my, I can not forget the friend(s) whose calls I answered regardless of the time. The tears I wiped from flowing down her face. Not to mention the number of times I listened to her complain. All while trying to juggle the issues of my own life, and without support I might add.
Ladies, please don't think this is isolated only to the things of the world. If you do, let me warn you, it happens in the church as well. How about the ministries you have funded out of your pocket? Or the time you overheard something you had shared with someone being repeated to someone else. Don't think it strange when you're praised in public and treated badly in private.
Aside of all of this, I had to keep pushing. I had to pretend that everything was alright. I am grateful for GBK who taught me one thing in the 40+ years she has sown into my life. No matter what I was dealing with she would always say to me, "you do the right thing." I always respected and remembered what she told me, even though I did not always agree with it.
Today, I want to encourage you ladies, "always do the right thing." While it may not fit in your agenda just know that God is working behind the scenes on your behalf. Remember He is omnipotent, He is omnipresent, and He is omniscient. In other words, He is God who is every where all the time and sees and knows everything; and more sooner than later, He is going to make all things new in your life. Don't give up now!
Some lessons in life are not always about choice. Some lessons we are forced to learn especially when we don't pay attention. Over the span of my life, I have had some tough lessons to learn. Although some things were not necessarily what I would have chosen, rejection and abandonment chose them for me.
As ladies, I know we can all agree on the one time when we thought we had found the one, the search was finally over and I could now settle down. We knew he was imperfect but we thought we could change all of that. We thought that just because he was hanging out with us, we were all in.
Not only that, we have had jobs we were faithful and loyal to. We gave so much. Overtime, personal finances, knowledge, support, and the list goes on. All to make some one else look good. All the time thinking that one day it would pay off for me. Only to learn the payoff would be resignation.
What about the family member with whom you poured so much into. You know, answering every "I need a favor" command; or even the "do you have" or "can you do" questions that come faster than you can answer. To find out later they really didn't value you at all.
Oh my, I can not forget the friend(s) whose calls I answered regardless of the time. The tears I wiped from flowing down her face. Not to mention the number of times I listened to her complain. All while trying to juggle the issues of my own life, and without support I might add.
Ladies, please don't think this is isolated only to the things of the world. If you do, let me warn you, it happens in the church as well. How about the ministries you have funded out of your pocket? Or the time you overheard something you had shared with someone being repeated to someone else. Don't think it strange when you're praised in public and treated badly in private.
Aside of all of this, I had to keep pushing. I had to pretend that everything was alright. I am grateful for GBK who taught me one thing in the 40+ years she has sown into my life. No matter what I was dealing with she would always say to me, "you do the right thing." I always respected and remembered what she told me, even though I did not always agree with it.
Today, I want to encourage you ladies, "always do the right thing." While it may not fit in your agenda just know that God is working behind the scenes on your behalf. Remember He is omnipotent, He is omnipresent, and He is omniscient. In other words, He is God who is every where all the time and sees and knows everything; and more sooner than later, He is going to make all things new in your life. Don't give up now!