Let's Think Differently: Compliment To Your Consistency

 

Today I want to begin a mini-series (maybe) of sorts.
I might just post one of these a week or so for now.
Let’s see how it goes.

I am calling these, “Let’s Think Differently!”

Because after all… we can!  we should.  And it’s possible!

Today I want to share with you a thought I had a couple years ago.
I found it recently in my journal from the year 2018.

I can’t tell you what made me think of it… but this is what I wrote down:

“We always say we don’t want people to take us for granted.  We hear complaints a lot like, “She is just taking advantage of me.’  And we think things like, ‘I wish they would just appreciate me, and stop taking such advantage of me.’  In fact, recently I heard someone say, ‘They’re just taking advantage of me because I’m a nice person.’"

BUT MAYBE…
it’s a compliment to our consistency if people take you for granted.

Because you know you’re doing a good job when others stop telling you you’re doing a good job - because it just becomes what they expect from you is all …. and isn’t that a good thing?!?”

Let’s think about this.

Here’s a scenario:
Your sister calls you to pick up your children from school again because she’s running late at work.

• She called you because she trusts you.
• She knows you are never late.
• She knows you love her children.
• She has confidence in your driving her precious cargo around.
  

She has faith in you and knows you will drop what you are doing to help her.

And all you can say is, “She’s taking advantage of me because she knows I will say yes.”

Yeah.
It’s true.
In part it is true.

And can I ask... what’s wrong with that?

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To be the one who’s trusted.
• To be the one who is dependable.
• To be the one with love and compassion for others.
• To be the one who is faithful and constant.
  

It’s okay.

And of course I am not saying to put yourself in ANY kind of abusive situation.

I am just asking that we begin to consider thinking differently.

About asking God for a different perspective.

Choose to see the good.
Choose to believe the best.

And then celebrate this and receive it as a compliment to your character!