Growing up

Have u ever been told to (look up, nah! up there!!)? yes? I guessed! At some point in everyone's life, someone on the outside thinks you are immature. You should grow up. Try acting your age. Stop behaving like a kid...

Like every other experience in life, you always have two options. To react or to rise above and just simply act. While it takes a lot of effort to be the person in the latter picture, the bliss or the impulsive recourse to the former is only fleeting. So you get angry and pout. And it doesnt end there, you make firm declarations... "I will never...; If I ever... They will see, I will..." andfinally you block your mind from other options. When you take the stand to be against any tide, it will be hard for you to flow. Either good or bad, stands signify and end of the evolvement of a process. When you firmly decide, you have put your feet on a chosen path. hat happens next may not be up to you. Think about that.

In the alternative, you may decide to accept whatever is said about you. Okay, so they said... and you chose to accept it. What I fault in this reasoning is the ability of another person to be accurate about an opinion of you. No one can really know you nor fully understand your intentions. While you can be sure that people who see you from the outside see you better, you can also be sure that opinions formed on what is seen is subject to the expressions of their preferences, flaws and mixed intentions. So, I would not say such opinions are a reasonable conclusion as to your person.

So what to do? You cannot trust them and you cannot rely on yourself alone. SO I say, go for a mix! Take their words with a pinch of salt, mix it with your self made broth... just a bit, for taste. And serve yourself, a meal of honesty. Be true to yourself and you will definitely come up with the closest to accurate picture of where you stand.

Note this: whatever formulae you arrive at, you will be needing the help of the One who knows you best. No matter how pretty your picture loks, only one person can help you reach the fullness of who you are meant to be. So, now you got a balance of opinions, strive for the real deal. Ask Jesus to help you, comfort, strenghten and keep you. He is more than willing to aid you. He will carry you through and over till you are screaming with delirious delight from the top!

Loves to ya!