(Galatians 4:16 NKJV) Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?
Have we ever had this happen when telling someone the truth? Are we now enemies because we spoke up and told them how we felt, only to protect them or out of concern?
Sometimes this happens when we speak the truth. People may take it the wrong way or maybe they just don’t want to hear the truth and it causes them to get so upset that they want nothing to do with us afterwards.
If this has happened to us at any time in our lives, the worst thing we can do is stop living. In other words, we can’t let what other people think of us rule our lives and dictate to us, accusing us of doing something wrong. Don’t let it hang over our heads like a dark cloud.
We spoke the truth, and if that caused them to think that we are their enemy then that’s what they think. But we need to continue to love them and pray for them. God is faithful to turn things around. In His time, He makes all things beautiful.
Don’t stop living…have fun! Enjoy life! Sometimes we have to speak the truth when the door is open and it may be that whoever we have to speak it to will turn on us. We can’t control that.
All we can do is our part and then keep on living and keep on loving and trust God to work everything else out!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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