1 Corinthians 1:18
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to
us who are being saved it is the power of God. (NIV)
At some
point, all people have problems with other people. It’s just a fact of life in
this world. When we believe others make us feel bad, fearful, anxious,
downhearted, or any of the other negative emotions, we are, effectively, giving
them control over us. Who wants that?! Our responsibility is to step back and
look at things from a position of power rather than from a position of
weakness.
In any
difficulty with others, we cannot control, nor is it ultimately important, what
others do to us. They have to answer
for their actions. What is our responsibility and most important is how we respond to others.
When you
live from a position of strength in your life, other people will not, can not make you
feel negative emotions. When you live your life with an outward bound heart
full of caring, compassion, and love, you will always be more concerned
about others than you are in how concerned others are about you.
To live
in Christian strength, the emotional center and power of your life must be
pointed outward toward Christ, not defensively pointed inward toward yourself.
Believing others make you feel the way you do is an admission you have somehow
lost power to be who God wants you to be. The ultimate truth of ultimate truths
is this…Christ always wants you to live in victory.
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