The past few months I have been a little less involved in just activities that are in a "group" setting. I will go out with couples with Colin and just hang out in that fashion but anything else seems to bring drama! It is funny how people forget all the things you have done for them and the actions you have taken to support them in the past through some rather personal and difficult times they have faced but when it comes to someone else other than them they totally become jealous, discouraging and just distant. After awhile it just gets plain exhausting to deal with! I am not perfect but I dont really like when people with their own issues try to point the blame in your direction rather than looking at themselves and really trying to work on themselves. I have been having to bite my tongue to the rather obvious attitudes that are being shoveled out lately especially with the announcement of us expecting. God didn't put us on this earth to discourage and treat others like poop! People really need to get over it and really look at how they treat others. I am honestly tired of being the bad guy...I have been there for people during losses, sorrow, financial trials, heartbreak, marriage, divorce and their own lack of seeing their worth in this life. I have always been a phone call away and came running when they needed someone and no one was there to talk to, to understand them, to encourage them etc. I can honestly say I truly have one friend that has been there for me and I for her for many years. She has helped me through my divorce as I have helped her with her own marriage struggles, she was there for the birth of my child as I was for her, we have laughed, cried and enjoyed each others company for many years. We dont talk everyday, we dont see each other even weekly but we know that we are not far away from each other. To me this is friendship and I hope you read this and get inspired to be a better friend and to look at what others have done for you cause they cared about you not because they were jealous or discouraging or wanted to benefit themselves in some way. How people treat each other is rather sad so sometimes all you can do it bite your tongue and pray for them that their heart will become tender towards others.
"We can’t fix whatever hurt caused them to lash out. But we can decide to stay calm and not compound the hurt. “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.” (Proverbs 15:1-2)
