Confrontation Shouldn't Have To Be Ugly. ALL THE TIME!

Inspiration


(From: The Inspirational Study Bible.
By: Max Lucado)


Most of the time, when we muster the courage to confront, we will not lose a friend. The few times I have risked confronting a beloved friend over serious sins in his or her life, far feom becoming enemies, we now have deeper trust and deeper respect for each other. And I think more, not ess, of the people who have loved me enough to painfully confront me. I know thes people really care, because they have invested value into my life.
As you read this book, you may be agaonizing over something that has gone wrong in your life. You desperately want it resolved, but yu cannot find the courage to say anything. Since no one but you knows, there is [no one] to confront you. Maybe the Holy Spirit is confrontting you this very moment, through me.


Or possibly you know something sinful in the life of a beloved brother or sister. You have known it for some time, but you felt it was none of your business, or you lacked courage, or you did not know what to do. Let these lines say to you: Before God, care enough to confront.




...When you need to confront someone, and you fear the risk; remember: The Holy Spirit can give you the wisdom to do t lovingly and the courages to care enough.
(From: Finding the Heart to Go On.
By:Lynn Anderson)

(This is what I'm working on today. I will teach people how to treat me so that I will no longer hold resentment which do nothing but hold me back..-cozynblue aka Angelique)

Little Johnny (very funny)

Treat yourself and read this one.
The kids filed back into class Monday morning. They were very excited. Their weekend assignment was to sell something, then give a talk on productive salesmanship.

Little Sally led off: "I sold girl scout cookies and I made $30," she said proudly, "My sales approach was to appeal to the customer's civil spirit and I credit that approach for my obvious success."

"Very good," said the teacher.

Little Jenny was next:

"I sold magazines," she said, "I made $45 and I explained to everyone that magazines would keep them up on current events."

"Very good, Jenny," said the teacher.

Eventually, it was Little Johnny's turn. The teacher held her breath.

Little Johnny walked to the front of the classroom and dumped a box full of cash on the teacher's desk. "$2,467," he said.

"$2,467!" cried the teacher, "What in the world were you selling?"

"Toothbrushes!!" Johnny said.

"Toothbrushes!" echoed the teacher, "How could you possibly sell enough tooth brushes to make that much money?"
"I found the busiest corner in town," said Little Johnny, "I set up a Dip & Chip stand and gave everybody who walked by a free sample."They all said the same thing, "Hey, this tastes like
dog shit!"

Then I would say, "It is dog shit, wanna buy a toothbrush?" "I used the governmental approach of giving you something shitty for free, and then making you pay to get the taste out of your mouth."

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