Just Me: The Inside Look

When was the last time any of you really evaluated your life?  How you live?  What you do each and every moment?  Every decision that you are making?  How you look at the world?  How you view others and the way they live their life? Lately, I've had nothing but time to think about a lot of this and many thing's that were once in the dark have come to light with how I personally view those exact questions.   I never thought of myself as being a judgemental person and I surely never would think I am better than anyone else!  And you might be the same way, however, take a look at yourself... Really look inside! I did and honestly, I didn't like what I saw.... This is something I always knew, but revelation kinda hit me in the face to remind me again...when you force your opinion about how you think someone should live or what someone should be doing, you are judging that person!  If you talk about someone's weight behind their back and or are overly opinionated abo

"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you."   Lewis B. Smedes       At one point or another we have all been hurt.  It's simply inevitable.  For some it can be mild, for others, life changing.  If you don't work past the hurt it can consume your life like an uncontrollable fire.  Eventually, it will turn into hate, and if you allow it to go further, bitterness.   For most of my childhood instead of coping with the heartache and pain, I just simply went through life building up and unbreakable wall.  I didn't and still don't allow many in because I am afraid to trust anyone because I don't want to feel anymore heartache and pain.    For years it ate at me and without knowing it I allowed all that pain to turn into anger.  During my divorce, all that hurt turned into hate and I wanted to prove to the people who never believed in me and always hurt me that they could never hurt me again!  I wanted to pr

"If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry.  Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own." Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist Before I get started on today's blog I just wanted to apologize for the delay.  It was something I had to pause on for a moment to see if this was okay to write about because you are either going to love me or hate me after this one.  It will probably be one of the boldest blogs I have written and will write.  However, there are no promises!  The other reason for the delay was my limited access to the computer.  Soooo...shall we begin. For a better part of last year, and the beginning of this year, the Lord has really been opening my eyes to the ugliness portrayed by unbeliever's and believers alike.  It has, admittedly, made me pretty angry towards a lot of believers over the years. Some of the stuff I have seen were things that eventually