Blinding flash of the obvious: It’s not what is said to us, it’s what we hear that we are answerable for.
When we hear a nasty or hurtful remark coming to us, we must stop, quick look within and ask, "Why do I choose to hear this in such a way?"
If we're willing to take the responsibility for what we are hearing, in no time (on God's timetable) we will clearly realize that our victim is doing our thinking for us. I See Me...again. It is unwillingness that bears the seeds of discord. Thus wars begin.
Even knowing that, it is still a minute-by-minute discipline learning to detach from our ego-victory want to lash out in anger or pout in hurt at another for our own interpretation of what we've heard.
I have long been a believer that all anger, all hurt is victim thinking. We keep that victim alive by buying the reasoning mind's story that we must "stand up for ourselves." This is a good example of having the opportunity to look at any one thing in one of two ways; i.e., the reasoning mind way or the spiritual way. The reasoning mind always legislates for itself, the spiritual mind does not legislate.
In reasoning, standing up for ourselves is to resist; in spirituality, we accept. To resist, we stand alone, spiritually, we stand with...it's s/he and me standing with God.
This is why it is in God's time. We must become willing to delay our wants (which always masquerade as needs) and "sit and wait on the Lord," which results are always for the benefit of all concerned. Perfection. Peace.
Thank you.
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