In watching Pastor Joel Osteen recently, his topic was about not letting anyone label you. He gave a good Word & within this Word, the abovementioned quote was stated. The quote made me think back on recent years & relationships that have come & gone. Wow, the quote has such truth to it!
It’s amazing that the people you’ve known the longest will have these feelings about you, but on the other hand, they are the ones who’ve known you the longest & will remind you of what & who you used to be. They are either the ones who will encourage you to go further in life or the ones who will continuously remind you of your “old self”. The funny things is, they will not, at times, be the ones who recognize the change God has enabled to come over you.
I’ve had a few of these encounters in the past few years with people who I’ve known for a while; they just couldn’t understand where I was going & the direction God was leading me in. They didn’t understand that I’ve learned to reflect on past lessons to see where God has brought me from, not that I wanted to remain there. They just didn’t “get it”. They weren’t celebrating with me, they weren’t accepting change.
I think we all have these people in our lives; however, we must keep accepting the changes God has made in us & the direction he’s leading us in. If these people don’t get it & aren’t accepting of the progress God has made in your life, then it’s time to do some relationship evaluations.
As Pastor Osteen reminded in this same sermon: “People don’t determine your destiny, God does. Don’t allow people to label you into anything God hasn’t called you to be. When God says something about you, the wrong labels of people won’t stick!”
Don’t allow people to speak things into your life that don’t reflect the direction God is leading you in. The change He makes in you is for the better, regardless of where you’ve come from & where you’ve been! It’s okay to look back from time-to-time, but not for the reasons of remaining there, but for reflection!
Keep moving forward! God’s got it.
Until next time.
Blessings,
© Lisi P, 2010
