Galations 6:4-9 "Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load. Anyone who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with his instructor. Do not be deceived: God can not be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
In my mind God is telling me I don't have to think I'm not good enough because I'm not as pretty as some other women out there or as strong and confident as someone else. Plus He is telling me that I do not have to think that just because that person has some strange ways that may be different than mine that I have the right to think I'm better than they are. I am accountable for me alone. I will do my best to please my God and not what makes me happy. I find it easy to get distracted ad think about all the ways maybe I am worth more than someone else or less than someone else or my woes are worse than someone elses. I am lucky to have friends that are also believers so I can help them out when opportunity arrises. I love having a church family were we can be there for each other to help each other out.
There is another verse I am reminded of after I think of that thought. It is in Matthew 7: 1-5: "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same wayy you judge others, you will be judges, and with the measure you use, it will be messured to you. "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye."
It is not that is impossable to show the other who has wronged me how they have done so. I have to see how my mistakes have affected the situation as well. Witch goes back the whole be accounatble for me aspect. If I am constantly thinking about what wrongs the others have done but fail to see my own I am doing no one any good. I feel I fail at that a lot. It is so easy to say so and so hurt me first but what I did was completly acceptable. It is very hard to admit that both are at fault even when I have admited to ebing at fault and they still wont listen. What do I get out of all this: Well I see that maybe if I just listen first even if I don't want to it may help. Boy you can sure tell I have been through a lot of counseling. lol I don't even know if any one is reading this but it helps me to get it out there.
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