Relationships

Goodmorning! I started this morning off on a good note. I started out in the gym working out and listened to the book of Proverbs (excellent book by the way). Then I took a shower, gave two compliments, and had two ah ha moments, one about my attitude along the way and the other about relationships.

For so long, I have struggled with developing and maintaining good, quality relationships with people that I really need to have good, quality relationships with. I think it has been mainly due to three things: 1) my narcism, 2) my distrust for people, 3) my HIGH expectations of people. Maybe all of these coincide and overlap in someway, but I know that I am going to stop with the non-sense. Why you ask? Well, the Bible has told me to forgive, love, and trust in the Lord. I am starting today with forgiveness. There are some people in my past who I have truly not forgiven for their trespasses against me. Yet, I am such a hypocrite in that I want people to forgive me and look beyond my faults, and more importantly, I want God to forgive me as well.

I know that it is not good for me to live this life alone and I am thankful that I have my husband, my parents, and my brother to rely on whenever I need them. But I truly believe that God wants me to have other fruitful relationships while I am here on the earth. He wants me to enjoy life, enjoy the people that he has created, help those who are in need, and to not hold myself-feelings-thoughts- higher than him and his ways, thoughts, and feelings.

So yes, today, I am starting with forgiveness... Is there anyone that you need to forgive today?