How Not to be Offended?
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:16 amI ask my Christian Jewish girlfiend if she is going to a praise and worship event on Friday night. She asked me if my husband was going. I am assuming he is. I mentioned it a few weeks ago but have not revisited it. I know he would go if he knew I really wanted him to go with me. She says her husband won't go. She asks me to come by and pick her up. I get a feeling she's hoping it will be just her and I. I feel a little put upon, but am still expecting husband to go. She calls today and says she's asked another lonely Christian woman to go along. Could we meet at her house and ride together. I now bring it up to my husband. He actually does not mind not going and also feels like he is being kicked to the curb, but in his own way is glad because he can stay home and relax. So. Not a big deal to him. She also tells the me that the long bumpy road to her house is in danger of being flooded out and to call her - she may have to walk 1/4 mile from her house to meet me. I say I will meet them and drive. I hang up. At first I am feeling used and manipulated. and even on a deeper level am having glee that her driveway may be flooded and will have to walk to meet me. I know these are wrong thoughts. So, I stop. I pray. I reveal these wicked thoughts to God - who already knows anyway. I ask Him for wisdom in sorting out my thoughts; particulary the thoughts about having glee at her possible hardship. What is wrong with me? So, I remember I'm on the Garden Path having to be vigilant about plucking weeds by the roots. I pull this thought out that satan has put these thoughts into my head to be gleeful at my "Jewish" friend's trouble. Ha-ha! Revelation. It is definitely a ploy of satan himself. That being revealed, I rebuke satan and that thought and command that he flee in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. That dealt with, now I look at the emotions. I mentioned the event to my friend, so that puts the onus on me to drive. So, put upon - I am not. It is my obligation (and joy, really). Then, secondly, that she invited the other lady, who I know, and also know to be needing fellowship. I think about it. Yeah. I am glad and now actually excited that we are going together as a group to the House of the Lord! Thank you, Jesus, for walking me through my emotions so that I can come out giving You praise. What satan meant for evil, which I would have tried to bury - God meant for good. I feel like a weight has been lifted. I hope this can help someone else.
