Whether someone else purely doesn't get how you really feel, or they simply choose not to "hear " what it is you have to say because they know they will have to change their behavior and do things they don't feel are part of their agenda.
It's a lot harder when that person is someone close to you....someone who should be concerned about your feelings and desire to work with you.
I've never been good at consistently sharing my feelings about things that bother me. I don't know why....it could be because many times I am invalidated when I do share them...or....maybe it's because I want so much to please the people who are close to me so I don't feel compelled to 'upset their apple cart'.
This is something I would like to change about myself....but am at a loss as to how to do it.
I love Micah 6:8 - "God has shown you what is good and what He requires of you...to do things that are just and right, to love mercy and walk humbly with Him". Jesus did exactly that. This is how we are to be in our daily lives. If we follow this pattern, no matter how it's received by others, God will honor our faithfulness. The key is to do it in a humble, godly manner.
This is my prayer today...that I can be faithful to the One who calls me - God looks at the heart, while we see merely what is on the outside. I want to be one who has a pure heart before God. This is where change begins!
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