JennyTressler
Humble Prayer Warrior
Jesus said to shake the dirt off your feet if people don't welcome you. I want to shake off some unkind family members and (former) friends.
My birthday came and went, and I was ignored by several friends and family. My dad hasn't contacted me in three years. My sister completely ignored me. Some "friends" of the family have been especially rude and passive-aggressive, all ignoring me when they used to be very warm. I've been very supportive and kind to them, and am surprised and upset by the cold behavior. I have a feeling there's someone starting drama about me though my intentions are good and sincere.
It's sad because I've been praying regularly for these people to accept the Lord into their heart, for God to work with them and save them. But I think I should stop praying for them because maybe they need God's hedge of protection removed from them so they can hit rock bottom.
So I pray to let Go of these people once and for all. Let God deal with them however that may be in His will. If they want to go their own way, then that's fine. I will spend my emotional energy on His kingdom, and people who care about it or who know not what they do. For those who know, but don't care, may they be caught in their deceitful plots, as David prayed in his psalms.
In Christ, Amen.
My birthday came and went, and I was ignored by several friends and family. My dad hasn't contacted me in three years. My sister completely ignored me. Some "friends" of the family have been especially rude and passive-aggressive, all ignoring me when they used to be very warm. I've been very supportive and kind to them, and am surprised and upset by the cold behavior. I have a feeling there's someone starting drama about me though my intentions are good and sincere.
It's sad because I've been praying regularly for these people to accept the Lord into their heart, for God to work with them and save them. But I think I should stop praying for them because maybe they need God's hedge of protection removed from them so they can hit rock bottom.
So I pray to let Go of these people once and for all. Let God deal with them however that may be in His will. If they want to go their own way, then that's fine. I will spend my emotional energy on His kingdom, and people who care about it or who know not what they do. For those who know, but don't care, may they be caught in their deceitful plots, as David prayed in his psalms.
In Christ, Amen.