I was reading a Joyce Meyer book titled ‘THE SECRET
TO TRUE HAPPINESS’ and something she said
resonated deeply within me and so I decided to share.
“Where
personal interactions are concerned, the prevailing message of our day seems to
go something like this:
“ If you suit me perfectly; if you never make
mistakes; If you always treat me right; if you do everything just the way I want
you to, then I will applaud you and receive you into my life. I will like you,
love you and accept you. But if you make mistakes, even if I let you stay in my
life, the very least I will do is let you know you made a mistake, because I certainly
wouldn’t want you to think you’re getting away with anything. I cannot let
anything slide without giving you a warning or, at the very least, a little dose
of rejection because if I let anything slide you might think you can just do it
again and again”.
The
problem with the attitude I just described is it’s
