This week, my analytics site that keep track of where these blogs are read and how many people access them, has gone horribly wrong. It is telling me that only one person has read this site in the entire last 12 months. And that this reader is in Brazil!

I know this isn’t true, but it has still bothered me a bit. Mainly because it annoys me when things go wrong.

How we react when life isn’t fair, or doesn’t go smoothly tells people a great deal about us. If we care more about our reputation than the issues, or about how we feel than others feel, it will show.

This week one of our best friends came over to share what is going on in his life at the moment. We sat and chatted for an hour or two. There are some big, big things happening over him right now, things he cannot control. But instead of getting annoyed or stressed, he is filling his life with praise. It is a very beautiful thing to watch. And very humbling.

How do you react when things go badly for you? Do you spend your energy blaming God or yourself? Do you shout and wail? Do you curl up in a corner and go silent?

We all have our ways of coping with crisis.

I am learning that there are going to be people who don’t like what I do, don’t care for what I think and don’t appreciate what I say. And that’s fine. I am also learning that life will not always be simple, straightforward and a bed of roses. That’s fine too.

My job is to carry on anyway. I am not meant to listen to those who pull me down or belittle what God is doing in me. Yes, it is good to have correction. But it is not good to have rejection. There is a BIG BIG difference.

So we will need to determine which is which.
if you have been rejected by someone and that is still impacting you today, I pray healing and wholeness into that situation right now.
If you sense God’s correction over an issue in your life, then I pray for the ripening of the fruit of the spirit that you need to help you in that situation.

May God increase your maturity and mine in this season. Life isn’t fair and we must react with godliness and grace.