Ugly Truth

Truthful words stand the test of time, but lies are soon exposed. ~Proverbs 12:19

Instead of thinking that God has removed someone out of your life, have you ever reevaluated your lack of contributions to a friendship or relationship to understand that perhaps, he removed YOU out of theirs.  Lord, I thank you for confirmation, faithful friends, and the learning experiences associated with failed relationships. I ask your forgiveness for ignoring earlier in my life, all that you exposed to me. We sometimes want to make what we think are necessary excuses to defend individuals that have constantly hurt us. Whether it is to prove to those that advised us to "walk away" wrong or to remain in denial, we must understand that it our reactions with each issue or in different situations that we are accountable.  Happiness and peace are mentally stimulating drivers that push us to be better human beings and cultivates our talents and gifts. Negativity on the one hand can serve as motivation, however, the mental and psychological damage can linger a lifetime for some individuals. 

Never allow another to remove out of your life all that you have worked for with the power of their words and atrocious actions of their intent. Your joy, your moment, your driver, your passion is much too great to let a naysayer be an end all from a single opinion.  At days end they have to wrestle with their conscious and as my grandmother used to tell me, "When you lay your head to that pillow at night . . . all of your goods and evils shall sleep with you too."  I have always taken that to mean that whatever you to do to a person is eventually what you have stirring on your conscious as guilt or as a feeling of joy.  I am 32 years old and just when I think that I've learned almost everything about how relationships functions, God unveils to me that those you love most will continue to shock you with the things that they don't do as opposed to the things that they do.  Well I have a testimony and as long as I am with breathe, I will always tell of the good that He has done, how He has made a way from absolutely nothing, how He protects and favors me because I decided to give it all to Him, and how his mercy . . . his mercy allows me to screw up a thousand times over and still be able to say, "I see the best in you". 

Now, in those prayers to ask God to remove certain individuals out of your life!? Be sure that you are not the aggressor. Every individual has at some point in their adult life prayed a prayer to ask God to remove those who mean them harm or those that consistently bring negative energy to particular relationships out of their life.  The unforeseen concern comes when those that you thought were supportive and caring friends and family begin to disappear.  What should never happen, however, is to second guess what He has deemed so.  Simply stated, stop granting part-time people, full-time positions in your life. Face your ugly truths and then He shall remove either that associate or friend out of your life OR remove you out of theirs. 

Deuces, 

~San