13/05/2022
NO MATTER WHO YOU VOTED FOR...
I share two very simple messages.
1) LEAD YOUR EMOTIONS TENDERLY
Many are hurt, sad, grieving, angry, and depressed.
I have a friend who joined 12 Leni Rallies;
He’s so overcome with pain.
I told him, “Sit with your sadness; Allow yourself to mourn. But mourn before God. Because He feels your hurt. He weeps with you.”
I have another friend who supports BBM, and she felt very hurt because her own family bullied her.
She was called names, demeaned, and rejected.
I told her the same thing. “Go to God and bring Him your hurts. He loves you. He will heal you. And in due time, God will give you the power to forgive. Don’t go to their level. Rise and forgive.”
I repeat: Feel your feelings.
But do not let your emotions lead you.
Emotions are great servants but horrible masters.
If you let your emotions rule your love life, you’ll choose the wrong guy.
If you let your emotions rule your money, you’ll spend more than you earn, or get into scams, or you get into businesses you know nothing about.
So pause. Rest. Breathe.
Don’t let your emotions lead.
Instead, let God to lead you.
2) SEE PERSONS OVER PEOPLE
Tragically, because of social media, people are getting more polarized.
It’s Us vs. Them; Biden vs. Trump; Leni Supporters vs. BBM Supporters.
But in a deeper reality, there is no “Them”.
Because “them” consists of individual persons.
Not everyone are trolls.
Not everyone are bullies.
Most people are good.
After all, God made us in His image.
Stop thinking of “them” as a faceless evil group;
See individual human beings.
You may know her name but not her story.
She is a person with hurts and dreams and joys and pains...
I like this quote:
“You can’t really understand another person’s experience until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.”
In Tagalog, Hindi mo alam ang hugot niya.
Friend, ask God for the power to see every person is a God-carrier.
To treat every human being as His beloved child.❤️
