Comments on: for when people treat us mean

By: Lara Gibson Williams

Lara Gibson Williams — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:20:00 +0000

In reply to Sukhpal_dhillon@live.co.uk. I am so sorry to hear your pain. I pray that God would lift you with the truths He declares through His Word. He desires to be in an intimate relationship with you as your heavenly Daddy. I pray that you would know and experience His love. I pray that He would bring someone into your life who can minister His truths to you, in great love. You have been fearfully and wonderfully made. In Christ, His Spirit is in you, guiding, comforting, teaching, and encouraging.

By: Sukhpal_dhillon@live.co.uk

Sukhpal_dhillon@live.co.uk — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:07:00 +0000

my name is sukhpal kaur dhillon. i wanted to say that people are so mean to me and horrible. they treat me like dirt and they say a lot of horrible things and so does my family. i lost my dad in march 20th 2001 and its really hard for me to cope with and i don’t let my tears out i keep it inside me. but no ones sees that and they don’t know what i’m going through and hard it is for me and it feels like that. i wish my dads spirit was with me right now and show me that everything is going to be okay. and i he keeps me on the right path.

By: Francie Winslow

Francie Winslow — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:09:00 +0000

So good. I have the same reaction when I encounter “meanness”…it’s embarrassing to be affected, but so good to remember how to channel that emotion…into compassion and prayer. Thank you!

By: gaby

gaby — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:37:00 +0000

I so know what you mean Lara.Something similar happened to me at a grocery store only it was over a package of meat,and the man was very mean to me ,I didnt even know what to say ,I felt like a little girl wanting to run away and hide,I zoomed out of the store and meanwhile praying in my mind “Oh Jesus why was he so mean to me ,I could see hate in his eyes….” And as soon as I turn on my vehicle the song “Give me your eyes so i can see…” So I understood then….

By: Johanna Fenton

Johanna Fenton — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:36:00 +0000

Lara, can I just say this post tickles me? I love when people write about seemingly mundane events. And the photo you found? It totally speaks to the feeling I have when I approach the checkout line: a sort of ominous haze runs over. I get lumps in my throat all too easily. Isn’t it amazing that God made us so sensitive, yet so tough, so that we can pray for our enemies? Didn’t he tell us to be innocent as doves, yet shrewd as snakes. (Matthew 10) I love how God enables me to be the crazily sensitive soul that I am, and still gives me the strength to engage in true kingdom battle.

By: Joyce Wheeler

Joyce Wheeler — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:52:00 +0000

Lara, you are so right, hurt people hurt people. I read a self help book during my teen years, don’t remember the title, which stated that some people are emotional leaches and the only way they can be happy is to make someone else feel bad.

Thank you Jesus for giving me the insight to realize that when people hurt me it is because they are hurting. This insight allows me to feel for them, knowing that they may be having a bad day, are just an unhappy person because they do not know the Lord. Either way my feels are not hurt I feel too much pain for them. This goes for that slow car in front of you that is keeping you from an appointment when you are already late.

By: Lauren Lutz

Lauren Lutz — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:19:00 +0000

In reply to Beverley Bouchard. I am praying for your family right now, too, Beverly.

By: Lara Gibson Williams

Lara Gibson Williams — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:09:00 +0000

In reply to Beverley Bouchard. Oh Beverly. I am sincerely praying for His faithful presence in your lives through this very difficult season.

By: Beverley Bouchard

Beverley Bouchard — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:03:00 +0000

Needed this today – our 6yo daughter died 3 months ago and now my older son and his wife are having serious issues…feeling raw but entrusting myself and our lives to Him, today. Thank you Lara.

By: Lara Gibson Williams

Lara Gibson Williams — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:51:00 +0000

In reply to Angela. I will, Angela. We're all in process, friend. Desperate for His great grace.