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The Suffering Sermon (Part 2 of 8) 

In Regards to Dealing with Other People 

I have finally realized and accepted that other people are simply going to be exactly the way they are; independent of my opinion about them.  

And the world is simply going to be exactly the way it is, regardless of my best efforts and aspirations to change it... So I have finally let go and now I just let God do His thing. I stopped trying so hard, and just trust Him more. 

Looking back at my life, and looking around now, I see that God has provided everything I need according to His plan for me. I now recognize that I lack nothing, and that is so freeing. I'm starting to feel that I've actually been made perfect and that there is nothing wrong with me. God has healed my wounded flesh and renewed my mind. I used to have all sorts of mental health problems, self-esteem issues, convoluted and contrary constructs of reality and the world around me. 

I was conflicted, my perception of reality was off. I just had some major misconceptions about the world and the truth of it all. These distorted views of mine were all corrected when I finally read the entire Bible. 

Yes, leave it to the Word of God to bring order to the chaos. Reading the Bible change my perspective on all that I was wrong about. I was on the right track about some things, I was right on about a few, but I was way off in some big places (like trust). I found that I was focusing my attention on all the wrong things. My loyalties were misconstrued and my trust was misplaced. Reading the Bible, yes, just by spending time in His Word, changed all that for me... 

I came to realize that all the abundance I want and need is already here in my life. It is all already here in my world. I just needed to tune into it. I stopped focusing on what I did not have, and shifted my consciousness to an appreciation for all that I AM and all the blessings I already have. 

I opened my eyes and saw all the blessings that He has already given me. And reflecting on life, I suddenly realized all that He has already done for me all my years. All the times that He showed up in my life, helping me and I didn't even recognize. And wow. Oh my God. Hallelujah. I'm overwhelmed by his amazing grace. 

Shame, guilt, grief, apathy and fear have disappeared! Now I live in a constant state of gratefulness. I constantly thank the Lord for every blessing He has graciously given me. 

And I remind myself to keep my mind on Christ, to keep my thoughts on good things, because whatever I think about is what will expand; and if I think about what I don't have, then what I don’t have will expand. 

If you think about what you don’t like in someone, then what you don’t like in that someone will expand. That is why pouring out endless love is always the best thing to do in all circumstances. Pouring out love in response to hate; defuses the hate. Pouring out love in response to love multiplies that love beyond measure...