A level of respect

                A few days ago I was talking to a friend and they expressed how they noticed someone had no respect for me.  I didn’t say a word. I just listened.     I wasn’t aware that this person had been silently watching a relationship in my life.  I didn’t express the history of this relationship because there was no need but this person had easily picked up on situation and issue that they saw with their own eyes.  After hearing their reply I smiled.  The person didn’t know it because I was on the phone. They broke down the situation in which they witnessed like a crime fighter.  All of the issues and statement brought up were true.  Then the person realized that I could have handled certain situations in ways that could have brought shame on a person’s life, but I didn’t.   It was in that moment that they realized there had to be something within me that was keeping me from reacting the way most do.  When you truly have a relationship with God he has a way of calming you.  You see the issue and you notice them but you realized that some people really don’t know any better nor do they realized what they are doing. It’s normal to them.  No one has ever told them they were wrong in what they do and if you tried it would be like talking to a brick wall.   It’s hard when you lose respect for a person but when it’s all over don’t lose the respect of yourself.  Now I’m not saying allow people to treat you like a doormat I’m just telling you that you need to understand what’s important and what’s not.  Heaven is my ultimate goal and if some folks decide that they love and thrive on the pride of being  a hell raisers on earth than allow them to live that life of fame because in the end they will have to answer to God for their actions.  Sometimes you must realize that you may not be the person to talk to these people and God has someone for everyone that can communicate and get his message across so don’t stress.  Continue to pray for them and leave it in the hands of God.  Never lose sleep on those who don’t lose sleep on you.