We have all had this experience. There are certain people who have their mind's bent in such a way that they are determined to vilify you. No matter what you do or think of doing, there is a way it can be twisted in their mind so that you still end up the bad guy. You can bless them and forgive them, but in the end that may not change them. The important thing is to not wear yourself out trying to please them. Make a decision not to spend your emotional and spiritual capital on human's who insist on being cosmic black holes in your life. Such people are often planted by the devil to “wear out the saints.”
One characteristic of such people is unresolved anger. Year's ago I heard the masterful Rick Renner talk about the word's “anger” and “wrath” in the Bible. In Hebrew the word for wrath ( pronounced “chemah”) speaks of heat, poison and is often connected to the idea of a “fever.” It is like a state of mind that makes one delirious and not thinking straight. Likewise the idea behind the word (pronounced “or-gay”) in the New Testament, speaks of an excited mind reaching forth to some kind of act of vengeance. It's as if the word “wrath” frequently speaks of a state of mind that causes you to see thing's a certain distorted way.
To be sure, some can be won by your witness, but what I want to focus on here is making sure you don't wear yourself down trying to win those you can't win. The one's the devil plants to simply mess with your head. Two minister's were in a real cat-fight year's ago and went to Lester Sumrall to mediate. The wise elder Lester told the younger man “you will never win the war of words with the Rev. but you can out-fruit him!” That's good advice. If you can't capture their good will and support…..out fruit them!
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Thanks Lance, this helps me so much as I have a similar person who can,t forgive me for a misunderstanding and it has bothered me for a long time. Its like a nagging insect bite which itches all the time and I take this as a word from The Lord for my situation. Very helpful indeed and I shall move on with assurance.
Sir, my son has been challenging me on JUST this for years!! I’m so over it!! GOD is about to open the windows of heaven over me in my business!! I’m a single parent of 3 sons!! Yes!! Daunting!! But God!! Bless you for this!! Regards, Jane
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I said, God, why do they misunderstand us? Why do they misunderstand Pentecost? This is what I heard.
They say there is a purpose for everything, but really there are two purposes. Two possible purposes, one unto honor, and one unto dishonor. A sprout can grow into a mature plant, that’s growth, a divine thing that can’t happen without God. Or it can be eaten, consumed, a mundane thing. A mature plant can reproduce, that’s creation, a divine thing of God. Or it can be consumed, that’s mundane. A seed can sprout, this is resurrection, divine. Or it can remain mundane.
The philosophy of the mundane is ever before us. We all assent to it and we even benefit from it from time to time. But the chief end of the mundane people in your life is to leave the biggest pile, the biggest possible carcass they can, for them that will come after them. In the last fleeting moments of life, that’s their ultimate satisfaction. That’s what frustrated the greatest thinkers, because it made no sense to taste the amazing divine spectacle of the universe in all it’s majesty and then just get turned over into the ground. But that’s the mundane philosophy. And these great thinkers cannot see a divine purpose in man, and you can.
Perhaps you only understand it once it happens to you.