Good Afternoon Everybody,
I hope you're all having a good day so far. I'm sharing with you all a message given to me from God last night during my prayer and devotional time. I hope you enjoy it. Here it is: "Now whatever city or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there till you go out. And when you go into a household, greet it. If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet." ~Matthew 10:11-14.
To me, this first passage of that Bible verse means that where ever you go, you have to figure out who in that area is worthy of His Word and if you feel comfortable there then you'll stay until you have to leave. Also, when you go into any type of people's houses, you need to greet it. If this particular household is worthy then let the peace you feel inside of your heart, come out. If it is not worthy then let your peace return to you and to remain in your heart. The last passage of this Bible Verse means that if a certain person or group of people are not willing to receive you nor listen to what you have to say then it's time to leave that house or place, agreed? When you go to leave this place, you just need to shake off the dust from your feet and you need to just move on to some place else that is full of people that are worthy, ready, and waiting to listen to exactly what it is that you need to say. It's also trying to encourage you and to gently let you know that you should not give up and that you should keep on trying and moving forward until you find the correct place for you, where you are meant to be that was led by God. Do not get discouraged and to keep your head up remaining confident in God's plan for your life. Stay positive like the disciples did and had to deal with at Sodom and Gomorrah.
I would like to add one more thing before I conclude this entry. Whatever issue you are faced with on a daily basis, you have to trust God fully with all of it because He knows us all better than we know ourselves. After all, He made us and designed us in His very own personal image. This is to help you to do His Will for your life that He has carefully planned out for us. You must always seek Him first, and then He will work out all things for our own good. He already knows what your future holds, so why worry? He'll take care of it, He always does. Amen? I think so. Thank you, God Bless, and have a good rest of the day.
~Emily P.
That's great but there's really no advice on how to handle criticism-- instructive or otherwise.
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ReplyDeleteJoyce Meyer says otherwise in her daily devotional. Here's the list of how to deal with criticism:
ReplyDelete1.) Don't get defensive. Remember, God is your defense; He is your vindicator.
2.) Don't get angry or upset. Keep your peace, because peace brings power.
3.) Don't retaliate with criticism toward your critic.
4.) Don't assume your critic is wrong without being willing to examine yourself first.
5.) Don't assume your critic is right and start feeling guilty without consulting God first.
6.) Thank your critics, because they help you see things that others normally wouldn't.
Thank you, :)
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