I have so
much on my mind right now! But mainly…I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how
our actions affect other people…
There is this
song by Natasha Bedingfield that I LOVE. It’s called Touch. It is just this fun, up-beat song about how peoples’ actions
affect other people, which then sometimes have a round-about way of coming back
to us some times, whether we know it or not (Warning: this blog may be a lot
like my Have you met Ted blog…)
(Side Note:
I am such a music video kind of person! I love them! And FYI – the music video
for this song is pretty interesting just in case you are interested =] which of
course you are! Or else why would you be reading my random blog in the first
place?!)
Anywho…There
is this line in the song that says: “Every choice we make and every road we
take - Every interaction starts a chain reaction.”
I am
thankful for every experience in my life. The good and the bad. I know they
have all been used, and will continue to be used for good.
I cannot
help but be directed to the story of Joseph at the moment.
When people
do something to hurt us, whether it is on purpose or not, it is still never
easy.
Of course
it’s never FUN to get hurt! But like the great Kelly Clarkson says…”What
doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!” And it’s SO true!
We cannot
control our circumstances and what happens to us – but we can control our
attitudes and how we handle the situations.
We can
choose to let ourselves become defeated or we can choose to let the situation
make us stronger and better…
Oh those
things called choices…
I love what
Joseph says to his brothers in Genesis 50:20, “As for you, you meant evil
against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present
result, to preserve many people alive.”
I think it’s
so cool that the next verse states: “…So he comforted them and spoke kindly to
them.”
I wish I had
a heart like Joseph! After everything that he went through, he was not bitter
or angry towards his brothers, but he told them he would provide for them and
their families!
I am
probably not going to tie this all together very well, since it is so early in
the morn! But I will do the best I can =]
I guess what
I have just been thinking about lately is how everything comes together for
good.
If we let
Him, God will use everything that
happens to us for GOOD!
Our wrong
actions against others…wrong actions of others against us…Everything!
I know that
is what gives me peace. That if we just trust in God – He will get us to where
we need to be…
I think the
greatest thing to remember is – God
doesn’t make mistakes. He knows what He is doing!!!
That is so amazing
for me to know because I am chalk full of mistake after mistake after mistake!
Yet, God will use those mistakes to bring about His BETTER plan.
I am just so
thankful to be a part of it!
Anywho…All
of this has really been making me think about how my actions can affect other
people…just like how I see other people’s actions affect me…
Now one thing I
desire – is a heart like Joseph. To “comfort” and “speak kindly” to those who
have hurt me! Because, after all, God will use the hurt they have cause me to
make me better and in return, hopefully be a good witness to others and help
other people become better!
Does that
make sense?
