Just Human

As the picture shows, it is easy to see that I'm not sure really how to feel right now. There are things in life that are weighing me down, and I feel so far away, so distant from the place that I know I must be at right now. I am learning that people are cruel. We say mean things, do mean things, we point fingers at others, we judge others instead of ourselves. All in all, we are malicious people who do malicious things. I have been coming in contact with a lot of those people lately and I'm not sure how to deal with all of it.

You would think that people would be mature about certain things. You come to them, in a confidence of trust, tell them your deepest, darkest, secrets, they promise they won't get mad at you, tell anyone about it, or judge/hold it against you...LIES!!! Its all lies. They will tell. They will judge. They will hold it against you. Never fails. They may not come out and directly say/do those things to you to your face, but they go around this world, talk about you behind your back, stabbing you in the back while doing it. Nobody can keep a secret anymore. Nobody can be trusted. Why? Because we're human.

But what is it about those said people, that drive us insane? I mean seriously...think about it. We are just like them, aren't we? I'm sure that as you are reading this, a certain someone comes into your mind that describes all that I listed above. Right? And another thing that has been bothering me, is that, these people, or at least the ones in my life, say that they are Christians and live a Godly life, when in reality, their actions prove otherwise. They swear, they don't love, they don't care about others-just themselves and their own family, they lie, cheat, hurt feelings, say mean things, stab us in the back, manipulate, judge others, treat others the way that they themselves don't want to be treated. But then again, in reality...we're all human. But just with the fact of "we're human" does not make our actions right by any means....This is what I mean:

There is a sad reality that exists within the church and that is the presence of malicious people. The fruit of their character is divisive and destructive to those that happen to be the target of their attack. By any Biblical standard, their actions are revealed in scripture as evil and wicked. We are given very clear instruction about our response in I Peter 3: 16, “…keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame.” The answer is very easy; we respond in the opposite spirit of the malicious attack. Our behavior should so glorify God that those who would attack us will be made to look foolish because their words will lose credibility when compared to the fruit of our Godly behavior. Christians are challenged to overcome evil with good.....understand??

Now, me personally, there are people in my life who just irritate the crap out of me!! Sometimes I want to walk away from them and never see them again, others I want to be rude and just yell at them, and then there are those who I try and try to make things work. I love them all, because we are called to love like Christ, but it is so difficult sometimes!! I don't really know where I am going with this part of the blog, so I am just going to stop. I hope with what was explained above, helped or at least made sense. Thanks for reading!!!