I’ve been thinking lately about the difference between following Christ and showing His love and just being a pushover. To me, the consequences of loving and forgiving everyone tends to be that people treat me however they want and don’t have to feel any remorse.
I know that God’s not calling us to be pushovers, but then what does following Him look like without simply being a pushover? I think the key to this is confrontation. Jesus confronted people. He didn’t just keep His thoughts to Himself. He didn’t ruminate over an on-going situation or fester over someone’s inconsiderateness. He confronted people so that everyone involved (and even passers-by) could learn and grow from the situation.
I know what can happen when confrontation doesn’t occur—the situation can spiral out of control and/or chip away at the relationship with the person—but I still have this fear of either being seen as unreasonable or being perceived as that crazy, angry black woman. (Additionally, I’m also a bit of a coward). So, I allow negative feelings to build up and destroy certain relationships—all because I’m too scared to rock the boat. On top of that, I begin to feel drained and struggle to show grace, love, patience, etc to other people— especially the people involved. What happens in the end is that I stop building/ working on/ improving my relationship with that person. I stop caring. That is not what God has called us to do. (Sometimes, my thoughts move past neutral indifference to much darker ones).
So, I’m going to try to confront different people both this week and next week. Wish me luck (or, better yet, pray for me).
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
The highest of fives! How could you let your man die like that?
(Source: thatkindakirstinagirl)
Hi guys. (Yes, “guys.” I mean people who identify as male.”) What is your stance on what it means to be a man? I’m trying to make sure I can gauge where people are on this? Also, if you can include whether or not you’re a Christian, that’d be nice. If you want, you can also include your stance on what it means to be female. So, what do you think?
“I need feminism because when I argue for equal treatment and equal rights, people make assumptions about my sexuality.”
Studying for an exam is like going through the five stages of grief:
1. Denial & Isolation ” I studied alone all weekend, I’m definitely prepared for this”
2. Anger “This is a trick question! We never learned this!!”
3. Bargaining ” If I do well on this I swear I’ll never fall behind on the readings again”
4. Depression, ” Half an hour left….kill me”
5. Acceptance *head on task, softly weeping*
lmaooooo. College life.
It’s so hilarious, but it’s kinda sad.
