2 Corinthians 4:4
In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the
unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of
Christ, who is the image of God.
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are
perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the
unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of
Christ, who is the image of God.
Romans 8:7-8
For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not
submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot
please God.
Matthew 13:15
For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can
barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their
eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I
would heal them.’
Anyone who knows me, has spent any time with me knows that I
am big on manners and common courtesy; you will also know that I am also big on
acknowledging wrongs and apologizing. I often struggle with interacting with people
who just go on with business as usual and never apologizing or acknowledging
the things they said or did. THAT IS SOOOOOOOOOO NOT THE BUSINESS!!! I will
converse with the person and I will be who I am but I always have it in my mind
that this person has shown me just exactly who they are….you know like, you can
handle a poisonous snake but you must always be mindful of the fact that it is
a poisonous snake.
The aforementioned was my epiphany for the day. I get so
hung up on why people don’t apologize because I am looking at things from my
perspective and with my expectations and I have just come to embrace the fact
that they aren't there yet. Apologies are not part of everyone’s process. Some
people are still functioning and driven to function by past hurts and their
inability to apologize or lack of humility serves them in some way. I understand hurts but how I get past my
hurts is that I understand empathy and compassion…I’m able to acknowledge that
I do not want anyone to receive emotional baggage that has been given to me
over my lifetime. So I can take ownership of MY stuff.
The other piece that became very clear that there are two
types of people that I’m addressing…there are the people who just don’t get
God, His provision and their purpose in relation to the two. They don’t know
better and they can’t hope for better.
We must also learn to recognize the snakes as well and if
you choose to engage, handle with the utmost care.
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