Misconception

Misconception

I know the brush you would paint me with and
I'm afraid you have chosen the wrong shade.
For all the good you think you see,
don't paint a portrait that is not me.

I know the glasses you see me through;
noticing every wrong thing that I do.
For all the bad you think you see
a perfect person I can never be.

I know, for all you think you know,
whether you be my friend or foe,
you judge me by what you think you see
but only God sees the whole of me. . .
and only He.

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Short and to the point with this one. . .

I am not perfect. No one is. Others watch and judge us. I am being judged even now for actions and words I am not proud of. Some people tend to think I am something that I am not. In all fairness, I am guilty of judging others. Yin and yang, dark and light, good and bad - we all have both within us. Some people choose to see the good, others find only the negative. Which do you lean toward? Just because we are Christians does not mean we are perfect. If anything, we see our own faults all the more glaring out at us. I have noticed for some time now that my attitude has been wrong. There are some that I don't really want to be around lately because, bluntly, they are not a joy to be around. But, with this in my mind the other day, the thought came to me . . . What do they think of me? Do they think I am a joy to be around? Probably not. With some, I had given up trying to get along. My attitude has been one of being on guard and waiting for them to be hateful and negative; almost to the point of planning my counter attack. THAT is NOT what God would want me to do. Others attitudes have a tendency to rub off, but that is no excuse to set aside what the Lord wants from us; the Christian example we are suppose to be for others. I am making a conscious decision to try and be the peacemaker. I think that is what my Mentor and Master would prefer. I hope that if you are having a battle for peace in your home, at your work place, at school, wherever - that you choose to do the same.
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God, forgive me, please. I am not perfect. I try, but I fail - sometimes over and over again. But, I will get back up with Your help. Set my feet back on the path of peace. Help me to be a source of serenity - calm amidst the chaos of life. Only You can make this change in me, Lord. To quote the apostle Paul, "I am willing, Lord but the flesh is weak."
~ Amen