I can't help myself. I don't like everyone. I need to know...am I alone?
I try my best to look for the good that is in others and many times I find far more good in non-Christians than I do in those professing to be Christians. Some people are just bent on seeing the negative of every situation. Some read a book just to find something they disagree with. Some look at white and call it black. And I swear if I put a huge black square on this screen and said it was black, there are some who would tell me it is charcoal or tinted navy.
So what does a person do when they don't like someone? I don't know what you do, but I find myself praying for that person a whole bunch. I find myself asking God to bless them and care for them and give them wisdom. I pray for Jesus to fill them with the fruit of His Holy Spirit.
I wonder if He does that and then they pour out their goodness, gentleness, kindness, patience, love, joy, peace and self-control someplace else. Cause I sure don't see any fruit coming from some of them. Oh well, it really doesn't matter. Today is over and I'm going to bed. Tomorrow is a new day and the Lord will fill my day with cardinals and sparrows waiting expectingly at the back door for breakfast. I get to play with HayJae and Kinsey all day while my daughter runs errands and does bookwork.
So, I'll just leave those prunes for another day--they just aren't worth chewing on today.
