Judge Judy is a very wise woman. She sometimes tells of a pint of blueberries
with one rotten berry in the container.
She says the one rotten berry must be removed right away or else it will
cause all the other berries to become rotten.
It’s mysterious how the multitude of healthy berries cannot cause the
one rotten berry to become healthy also.
This is real life.
Oftentimes it takes one person with a bad attitude to ruin everyone
else’s day. When you plan a party or
other special event, you take care to invite people who will enjoy the moment
with you. People who won’t complain
about the food, be rude to other guests, hostile to the host or any other
negative acts. Most times, we can’t
avoid people with bad attitudes. They
may be coworkers, family members or friends we come in contact with on a
regular basis.
Or maybe you are the person with the bad attitude. You surely can’t uninvited yourself from a
party.
We who call ourselves Christians, followers of Christ, MUST change nature. We must be the multitude
of healthy berries that makes the rotten berry good. We must not shy away from negative people but
seek them out in an effort to show them God’s love. In order to do that, you must take a good
look at yourself. Evaluate what is
inside of you. Are you filled with
resentment, rudeness, impatience, jealousy, low self-esteem? Those aren’t attributes of a loving
Christian. Those aren’t characteristics of the Holy Spirit. You must transform
yourself before you can attempt to transform anyone else.
I know I struggle to be the woman God wants me to be. I get caught up in my emotions when I feel
someone has mistreated me. I hate to be
disrespected or insulted. I can’t stand
when people are inconsiderate. I know I
need to get over all that and stop letting my emotions cause me to be
upset. I need to be happy even when I
don’t feel like being happy. I need to
show love to people who do wrong to me.
I need to have a positive attitude at all times even when I am angry.
How is that possible?
Honestly, I have no idea. I am
still learning. I am fasting, praying
and studying the scripture until I figure it out. And even after I figure it out, I am going to
continue to fast, pray and study scripture so I never forget.
