I DO NOT "feel" like doing right....Ugh!

This picture speaks VOLUMES about how many of us feel daily. While we try to pretend everything is 'peachy', we are actually hurting in the inside. Its okay to "feel", but make sure the spirit of the Lord is what you act on.

Hmph. How many of you can honestly say that you've felt like the title of this post or even the picture before? Well, if I can be real about it, this is part of how I've been feeling lately....and yes, I'm a CHRISTIAN! Some days I want to bop folks upside the head, tell them what they can kiss, be mean, trifling, ugly, nasty, curse....and more. People will help you to "go there" with them. I often sit back and shake my head because it seems as if the ones who are the most vicious are the ones who are the happiest, but I also know that is a straight, bald faced lie. Even when I want to do wrong (and I surely have space & opportunity to do it), I can't. I can't do what everyone else does because I've been called by God & set apart. I can't treat everyone like they treat me because I'm a King's Kid and my Heavenly Father would certainly NOT approve! I can't think like everyone else and make the same decisions as everyone else because it may very well cost me my life. Our feelings are what is sending many of us straight to hell. We, as Christians, must obey the spirit of the Lord, FIRST! People will "make you feel" as if they don't deserve to be treated kindly, fairly, and with respect. I sometimes just want get in a boxing rink with some of these foogaboogas (can't say what I really want to say, lol- just being honest) and let them REALLLLLLY have it!!!

I've always been looked upon and considered to be the "nice girl", the "girl who will always make peace", the "girl who wants everyone to get along", the "girl who wants to fix relationships", the "girl who is the BIGGER person"......at which is true & I do pride myself on, but continuously doing & being those things sometimes gets the best of me because some people don't give a rat's behind about you. Even as I type this, I feel much better (THANK YOU LORD!) because I know that greater is my reward in the end for being obedient & faithful.

So if you've ever felt as if the right things you were doing aren't worth it, then please think again. While things may "appear" to be bad, they really aren't. Its all in how you view things. The enemy's plan is to come steal, kill, and destroy us all by any means  necessary, but God has come that we might have LIFE and have it more abundantly! Don't allow satan and any of his employees throw you off track. While it is easy to fall into the hands of the enemy, its even easier to stay committed to God, especially when you know you're striving to hear him say, WELL DONE MY GOOD & FAITHFUL SERVANT! Regardless of how we feel, we must continue to do the right thing by people, even if they don't do us the same. Now check this out, it does NOT mean that you are a wimp or a punk, it only means that you're OBEDIENT! Though Jesus is the ultimate example of how we should model our lives after, he was not a pushover either! He did get folks told though, lol (I just love his sense of humor!).

Hang in there & don't give up. Live for God & seek after righteousness, regardless of what "they" do, say, or think about you. It may seem as if the wicked are prospering, but they are only setting their souls up to burn in hell if they don't repent in time (that's another post, lol). But seriously, you are entitled to a few "I don't feel like doing right" days as a Christian....BUT....that does not mean that you act upon those feelings. There is a difference. When you start feeling that way, pray & ask God to give you peace & power to overcome those feelings. I know it gets rough out here, but I promise you that if we keep our minds focused on Jesus, he will reward our righteous actions in due time. He never said it would be easy.....only worth it!