It can sometimes be difficult to treat people fairly if they have wronged you or someone that you care about. And doing the right thing often seems like comes with a price. In my experience, that price has often been loneliness, being judged by others, or feeling like I am not understood. There is a promise here though, and the promise is joy.
God’s plan for his children who do the right thing doesn’t involve anything contradictory to joy. Bearing the burden of responsibility to always doing the right thing, (living like I “should”), doesn’t equate to bearing the burden of loneliness, depression or self-righteousness. It’s true, there are always going to be people who don’t understand my stance or opinion or sense of what is right, but that does not take away from the joy that God has promised me.
Lord, thank you for this promise. Thank you for building in me the desire to do the right thing, at all costs. Thank you for giving me the strength to do that for most of my life. I’ve missed something though Lord. I’ve missed the promise of joy. Forgive me for owning the loneliness, depression and self-righteousness that has often accompanied my “right” decisions. Help me to own the joy, just for the sake of it. Help me to flow in your ideas of justice, righteousness and joy. You are amazing.
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