The Extra Push

It is most certainly impossible to make everyone like you. Even Jesus was hated, and he was the Son of the living God. Yet there are times when you have to admit you are at fault, and it is always time to show everyone love. There was a time in my life where I struggled with injustice in the world. I also had a massive temper, and wanted to fix anything that I thought was wrong. I was getting in the way of God. There was a time where these two flaws mixed, and it made me someone I was not necessarily proud of.said what I thought without filter, or even thought of consequence. I am not going to waste my time talking about that. That part of my life has ended, and we can all agree that it is not the right way to live. Needless to say, the person I once was said some hurtful things, and hurt a lot of feelings. I thought I was standing up for what was right, but never did I show love, humility, or grace. So what I am getting at is the extra effort I took to fix some of these relationships. Like most offenses mine seemed less extreme over time. However, even after apologies, time passing, and playing nice it just seemed like I was unable to restore those relationships. I went on for awhile just playing nice, forgiving, and assuming the other person just was not okay with me. That is where I was wrong. I realized that I was assuming they still had a problem with me, but they were probably assuming that I did not like them. After all I was the one who went off on them last time. So I did something new, and tried the extra push. Instead of just playing nice I made deeper conversation and actually listened, I joked around, and I did what they enjoyed. It was not always easy, but it was something I felt necessary. Guess what. It worked. Do not hold on to the things of the past, and assure others that you only wish to show them more of God's love. No matter what either one of you have done. After all the end goal is to spend eternity with them. Is it not? God Bless.