February 22, 2013: Love Assumes the Best
I once heard Joyce Meyers use this phrase in one of her message, “Always think the best, until the worst proves itself.” I thought about that and have since adopted that as my philosophy of living. This philosophy helps me to be able to forge through the agony and pain of losing time thinking the wrong thing about what someone may say to me or even do to me because of my perception of an action by another person. I ask myself, “would this person intentionally want to hurt me or say all manner of evil against me?” In other words, I consider the source. If I know that the person is a brother or sister in the church then I can quickly say “No, they would not intentionally want to hurt me.” But if it is a sinner, one not redeemed by the blood of the lamb, then I can say, “Oh, they are just being who they are, a sinner – so it does not matter what they say!” So now, I am free to go on and enjoy the rest of my day!
Always think the best, until the worst proves itself! We the people of God can benefit greatly by living with this philosophy! So much misunderstanding, people taking offense, people leaving the church, etc., could have been avoided only if this philosophy was applied. Just think back over your life and the time wasted because you were upset over what someone may have said and later you found out that it really was not the case of what you assumed. You could have enjoyed those days had you put into action “Always think the best, until the worst proves itself!”
I recently came across a devotion that indeed shares this philosophy. It is taken from one of my favorite devotional book, “EXPERIENCING GOD DAY-BY-DAY” by Henry and Richard Blackaby. Enjoy:
Always think the best, until the worst proves itself! We the people of God can benefit greatly by living with this philosophy! So much misunderstanding, people taking offense, people leaving the church, etc., could have been avoided only if this philosophy was applied. Just think back over your life and the time wasted because you were upset over what someone may have said and later you found out that it really was not the case of what you assumed. You could have enjoyed those days had you put into action “Always think the best, until the worst proves itself!”
I recently came across a devotion that indeed shares this philosophy. It is taken from one of my favorite devotional book, “EXPERIENCING GOD DAY-BY-DAY” by Henry and Richard Blackaby. Enjoy:
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