What A Flood!

Psalm 56:8 You have seen me tossing and turning through the night. You have collected all of my tears in a bottle! You have recorded every one of them in your book.

HOW COULD SHE DO THAT TO ME? She even called my best friend to get her on her side of the issue.

I felt like Jesus with the money- changers in the temple. I had to walk away and cool down. I had to tell her, ”I’m hanging up until you get ahold of your emotions.” Really, I hung up because I didn’t want to say and do something that I would later regret.

We all have had our personal experiences with illness, births, death, family drama, raising children, friends forsaking you, being stabbed in the back by a close relative, job stress, work relationships, and I could go on and on.

At 70 years old, I’ve evolved into an emotionally, strong woman with a very thick skin.

When someone comes against me, I do my best, not to retaliate with my mouth, which was that of a viper. Why stir the pot, and cause more harm, drama, and emotion?

The bigger person sings the song, ”Let it go.” I have truly learned that the phrase “Let Go, and Let God,” truly works.

I could write a book about how many times

I had to let go of things that “Younger, Inexperienced Teachers,” tried to do to look better than me. Grant they had a lot of tech knowledge, which I didn’t. So usually, I went along and decided to learn from then.

All older, educators have this problem. The administration thinks the young chicks have it all, and try to push us to the side. This is mostly male administrators.

Matthew 18:21-22 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ” Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to 7 times?” Jesus answered, “Not seven times, but seventy times 7 times.”

In other words, Jesus says that there’s no limit to forgiveness. He also states, “Judge not, least ye be judged.”

That’s a hard one to stick to. However, I try to surround myself with positive people, and stay off of the negative fake news.

I make choices about whether or not a person is a good influence upon me. If not, I shake the dust from my feet and move on.

In my youth, I did have a tongue of a viper, but only when I was backed into a corner. Still it was no excuse. Talk about collecting tears; I often created a flood. I’ve since learned to walk away, cool off, and choose my words wisely.

The tongue can cause a lot of sin and evil, and words that scar, that cannot be retrieved.

The Book of Revelation promises:
Revelation 21: 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death, mourning, crying, or pain. For the old order of things has passed away.

Until then…He’ll continue to collect my tears in a bottle. As I get older, I pray that He gives me the strength to persevere, until He empties those tears into a flow of eternal love.

HEAVENLY FATHER: I pray that the words I speak are, soft, loving, and kind. Help me to not overreact whenever I am accosted. Let it be your words that flow from my mouth, Holy Spirit, during any conflict of interest. Amen.

Sue Cutler
Fearless Faith