CHOOSE SANITY OVER ALL SITUATIONS
I had an attitudinal test sometime this year. I encountered
a woman who was so difficult and a very rude person to deal with. This woman
was so rude and petty that she could insult anyone anywhere and anyhow. The
first time i encountered her, *"the first impression i got was
"helloooo this is my territory i dictate the pace and everyone here
follows so join the queue"*.
So, i had to quickly switch on my spiritual antenna to be
able to weigh her and also determine how to handle her spiritually and
physically. I chose to ignore her misconduct and provocations and focus on my
aim of been there. Honestly, there was a time that i wished i could slap her
upon seeing how she was handling one grown up man we were all dealing
with Then i remembered i had every
right to do anything i wanted but it's not everything that is accepted of me
as a child of God. 1Cor 10:23. This woman was a torn in our flesh.
Apparently, all her colleagues had left her to her fate
because of this behavior of hers. There was no way we could have avoided her
because she was the first point of contact at the place and the very person
that was appointed for us to deal with.
I made up my mind to go through that test of overcoming her
evil deeds and wickedness with the love of JESUS CHRIST. My dear, my temper was
tested on numerous occasions and people begun to wonder why I tolerated her because i looked
like a fool.
I danced to every tune of hers for a month and she kept
complaining till there was nothing to complain about. Then she resorted to
complaining of me rather been rude. I felt bad upon hearing such comment till
she told one of my colleagues that she never liked me from the very first time
she saw me. Then i got the whole show of why she was always on my case. Two of
our team members had to be replaced because of her. One of them told me frankly that if i don't swap him he might
slap her one day because she can't be treating him like a trash for he is a
man. I quickly replaced him for peace to reign. The situation was so bad that i
had to be with them every morning just to psych them up after every encounter.
People like this woman are very much aware of their prowess.
They are most times the hindrance to our promise land. They use their expertise
and influence to bring us down with all their might. Our failure is their medal
and so we don't have to let them win over us to get a medal by going so low to
their level of evil deeds and wickedness. For someone to boldly tell people
that she hates you is definitely not a good sign for a spirit filled person to have anything
to do with in any way. Now, guess what? She has stopped all her gymnastics ever
since i swapped positions with someone and stopped going there for a while.
This clearly shows that she knew what she was up to. Thank God i didn't fall
for her trap.
Because it wasn't permitted of me to retaliate. I handled
her in Prayer on my knees and lived in peace with her because the bible
teaches that we live in peace with all men Romans12:14. She stopped abusing me
verbally and started pretending to be smiling with me but say all manner of
things behind my back. Yeah such people are great pretenders too. I wasn't
perturbed because i had overcomed her through the power of the blood. She
wasn't the first to deal with because of who i am and what i carry. I knew
very well light and darkness do not have anything in common. So, i don't let
such people dim my light with their darkness. Till date all she will say when
asked of my offence is that I don't respect and that I talk back when she is talking....like
seriously? Hahaaha JESUS is still LORD.
Whether you believe
in spiritual things or not, it's exist. And the bible state it clearly that for
we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and rulers
of the darkness of this world Eph 6:12 KJV. Upon all what happened i still
kept my peace and chose sanity over all situations. I realized i still had my
peace of mind no matter how she would treat me every time.
I never became resentful but shook off every heaviness
whenever it was thrown at me. She rather kept on becoming a great deal of a
monster day by day.
What am I saying? Day in and out, we encounter people
and situations that are a threat to our sanity. It's up to us to determine the
outcome no matter how we are pushed to the wall. I chose to let my patience be
tested to the brim and in the nutshell I won.
I wasn’t in competition with her to know who was superior
but was rather in competition with
myself to come out a better person than i am.
What is a threat to you that is dragging you to the mud?
Note: No matter how you try to clean a pig, it will still
go back to the mud because that is where it used to.
Don’t let people influence you with their negative attitude
to become like them.
Always know that when poisonous people realize they can no
longer control you, they try to control how others see you. They lie about you, try to set you up, paint
you into a colour you are not. The misinformation is hurting and unfair.
But stay above it, trust me, others will eventually find out the truth just as
you know it.
Defend yourself with your character not your mouth, for
people will not always believe what you say but they have no option than to
testify to your character.
Ignore what others
say and be patient in the Lord for He always has something planned for you
Love you but JESUS loves you more.
