Some people!
Posted by Luanne | Posted in Blah | Posted on 16-05-2008
This has been an extremely hard week for my family & I . I’m not going to go into it all, but I will tell you that lying in bed, in complete distress I was talking to God and asking Him why some people are so mean and inconsiderate. I don’t understand how people can make a conscious choice to hurt other people and it seems to almost give them a sense of satisfaction. It is sick. I have was so frustrated with it all, I just told Him that I didn’t care “why” anymore, I just wanted them to please stop, I just wanted Him to make those people stop hurting our family.
All of the sudden my mind skipped (you know how it is when your praying and you loose your train of thought) to something I needed to do. A friend of mine had met me yesterday and she said “My friend read your blog gave me these coupons for you to give to your friend that is the “coupon lady.” (Jenny, from momminitupof coarse!) At the time, I thought, “Wow, that is so thoughtful, she has sent these through two people to get to a third she she doesn’t even know.” Back to me lying in bed; you do know what my next thought was, don’t you? It wasn’t, “Crap, I gotta get those coupons to Jenny tomorrow!” It was “Man, why can’t I be more like that….this women is so thoughtful and considerate of someone she doesn’t even know. How, in the midst of taking care of her children and her busy life, does she have the time to look out for the needs of people she doesn’t even know?” Coupons may seem small, but it is a mindset, a worldview, a part of someone’s character that makes them choose what to do in the small things as well as the big. The Bible says that what you do with little, you will do with much. There are people who are good and considerate, and loving and kind. There are people that look out for the needs of others before their own. There are people that have a heart and mindset of giving and not taking.
Oops…back to God.
Luanne: (silence)
God: Luanne, which one are you?
Try not to let the worldly people get you down. Yesterday must have been a bad day for both of us. Misunderstandings happened to me, but through another person (which sucks) so I had to get on the phone and talk with the original person. Then all was fine.
People of the world only want what they want, they are inconsiderate at times but God says love these people-I personally have a very very hard time with that. I hope your health is doing ok, we will pray for you at our church on Sunday. I will also pray for you, you are someone I look up too, so hang on however you can. The coupons will get there when they get there, in Gods time not ours.
Love ya like a sister
Tracy
What an awesome post. Thank you for sharing this with us. Some times makig the conscious choice to do right is hard,especially when we are a naturally selfish poeple. Thank you for reminding me that I do not have the choice to make that choice, if you know what I mean. A simple directive from God is not so simple to execute but, I have no choice but to do it….
well darling, you have done so much for me, i don’t know what i ever did without you. i KNOWS which kind of people you are!!
Like I said in my email…God only gives us what we can handle… it may seem like SOOOO much at times, but in the end… it all works out…and makes a much stronger person of us. Sorry you are going through a trouble time, but use it to fine tune one of your many strengths…you seem like such a strong person…I am sure you can apply this little lesson somewhere in you awesome life to make one of your strengths that much stronger…AMEN? AMEN!
Tiffany
HAHAHAHA ….. I just read your “What am I doing…?” You may not want to follow just anyone….so yah…that may be just a bit creepy! Hold your head high girlfriend and look up or just look around you, I’m sure you got some find specimens right there…family?? friends?? Better yet…YOU?!?!…Now take that down!! Chin up!!
Tiffany
no more comments, i promise : )
Maybe we need to have like a people strike. You know, anytime we see someone being stupid or something, we all get together and picket them. All of us in a circle around them all the time wth signs “Down With Dumb!” “Mean people Are Not Nice!” “Rude People Smell Like a Monkey’s Butt!” ..stuff like that….
OHHHHHH Twitter is like yahoo and aim!?!??!! okay and you were trying to “tag/follow” someone!!! OH, I get it!Hahahahaha…i am sooooooooo silly… thought you were that down and trying to “FOLOW” someone as in to lift your spirits!! Here’s me…. BE strong, be strong….lolololololol…okay me gotta go…gots lots of mommy stuff to do…big boy turning that dumb legal age of 18!!! If I here one more time “But Mom I’m gonna be 18 and I AM allowed to do this, that and the other… I’m gonna… well I don’t actually know what I’m gonna do… he’s 18 for goodness sakes!!!
I get pretty indignant too at the crappy crap that people do too sometimes. Then I remember the crappy crap that I do. I am always just one little yes or no away–one decision from being “that person”. God has given us free will (the nerve…), and it’s up to us how we live. I know who He wants me to be, I know who I want to be, but that doesn’t mean I always, if ever live up to it. It’s a “One day at a time” kinda deal. Buddha said (although I am not a “follower”, he was a wise man…), “The spiritual life is a swim upstream, against the current of the culture”. That means that no matter what we do, if doing it unto the Lord, we will meet some sort of opposition. But the reality is: “If God be for us, WHO can be against us?”
I love you.
We all have days that we “smell like a monkeys but” – I liked that one :), But Praise HIm God ‘s forgiveness and love extends us new daily. Sometimes I feel like I have a sign on my head that says “PLease be rude to me.” – even with my children at times. hang in there. This life is only for a moment. And we have to make each one count. I do take some satifaction in being icky sweet to people who are rude…..is that wrong??? or just showing them how rude they actually are without saying out loud? I think the latter.
You are wonderful and so is your family…..
I love you guys. I’ll be praying for you.
I do the icky sweet thing to.
Sometimes I have to remember “Vengence is Mine sayeth the Lord” Then I whisper, “Lord, I get it, but can you just make sure I’m around to watch.”
Just kidding all…really!
If you find a way to make people stop being mean to your family, please let me know. I have a heartbroken little girl here who was teased at school this week.
I’ll be praying for your family as well.
My mind wanders like your too… espcially during bedtime prayers. Isn’t so awesome how God uses our flighty minds to reveal to us what He wants us to know?
Sis, you of all people should know that people can be mean. I’m not saying it is right but God will take care of us and them. I have found the best way to deal with rude and mean people is to pray for them. Pray that God allows them to see how they are hurting others through words and actions. (Psst…this isn’t easy either). After that, pray that God helps you to remember how it feels when we those things start creeping into our lives and we start projecting it onto others. (Let’s face it, we all can be that way sometimes and need God’s love and support to see us through.) BTW – just look at the postings on your site. These people are the ones you are talking about being true, good, nice, loving and they are your FRIENDS. We love you and your family; besides your my family too. You know cell phone calls are free after 9. I’m up; call – we’ll talk to God together.
What is up with the times on this blog? My last post says 10:27pm and it is actually 6:47 here in E. TN.??????
Your post touched my heart, made me sad, made me humble, made me think and reminded me that God is so in control and He loves us so much and wants us to love each other. Thank you so much for sharing your heart.
Knowing that God never gives us more than we can handle doesn’t always make it easy to handle what God gives us (or allows to happen to us), but it does bring us closer to Him as we draw on His almighty strength to get us through (which may be some of His purpose? Imagine that!)
You will be added to my prayers… and may God bless your family, your friends and your weekend (and week to come)… 🙂 —(–@ (I think that is a flower, or my attempt at one anyway-oy!)
Heyyy! its your super favorite friend of krisha’s …MaddieKay (:
haha; anyways, im on the phone with her right now and she’s all like “maddie you should comment on my moms blog and not get grounded before my party” she’s also saying other stuff but im not really paying attetion because im typing this to you haha. Well; i love you super alot!! byee; (:
I love you Mommy and wow…Look at all of your comments! YOu must really be loved.
xOXoXXoOx( Little kiss big hug big kiss little hug big kiss big kiss little hug big hug little kiss)!! LOL Dont forget the chips for the orphans..LOL