By: Samuel Mando Tucker
And do you know what kind of water have your actions splashed on you and the people around you? Furthermore, there are many things we have done, that we don’t think to have great effects on the people around us and ourselves.
So have you noticed any of your actions that have caused people to lose their trust in you?
As Proverbs 21:2 says The ways of man are right in his own eyes, but the LORD pondereth the hearts: Men think that every bit of their actions is right for the people around them, they think they are not hurting anyone with the things they do to satisfy their appetites
Proverbs 21:2 is trying to explain to us that men don’t think of what they have done that has hurt the hearts of their loved ones and those living beside them. That whatever he does is perfect in his way, but it clearly states that our actions can only be seen as right/wrong by God the Alpha and Omega.
This specifically told us that men shouldn’t think that they’re perfect, they are special, that they are purer than their God!
Every action of a man must not be rewarded by himself, instead should wait on God’s reward to him. There’s no way we can do wrong and expect our fellow man to accept what we have done to them, but because of how we feel or the riches that have influenced us to hurt the feelings Of many. And we don’t buy time to go back and say am sorry, due to the pride and massive wealth that has blindfolded our eyes. But it’s not fortunate, the way we take and spoil matters in our society, families, and workplace.
The first book of creation tells us about the ways and manners God does his action, despite he is perfect in creating the Universe. He mindfully reviews all that was done by his actions, making sure that all was perfect(correcting his mistakes, ensuring he didn’t hurt any part of his creation) because he knew that a single mistake would pop up and create a hit back on his perfection. It is not that we’re all perfect, that we couldn’t find any ways to go back and apologize for all the bad and unreasonable things we have done to our loved ones.
Roman 12:16 “Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.”
Now, people don’t consider their neighbors, brothers, sisters and loved one’s due to the way they have mind high things making them not think of their actions toward the poor, needy and loved ones. They believed that hurting those people can satisfy their tastes to the extent that these people cannot retaliate back at the current ticking time. But the great actions taken by these rich people, yield things in the future time.
They make these people they hurt to:
- PAY BACK TO THEIR LOVED ONES WHO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT WHERE IT STARTS.
- TO TARNISH THEIR REPUTATION TO STRANGERS.
- TO FIND WAYS TO SCANDAL THEM
- TO BE HEARTLESS IN SOCIETY
- TO PAY FIRE WITH FIRE.
When our actions have splashed bad water on people, it makes them vigorous in doing evil back. Especially when we don’t reconcile from doing it, or we don’t say am sorry when we hurt their feelings, nerves, and opinion. This nature they accumulate will be so intense that the way they would think won’t be insights into their health, they would lose their spiritual value in the things of God. Their nature would be revenge and evil, which is not too careful cannot be mended if God doesn’t intervene.
Roman 13:7″ Render therefore to their due: a tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to who custom, fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
Roman 14:19 Let us, therefore, follow after the things which bring peace, and things wherewith one may edify.
It’s important to bring peace, which can only be done by correcting those little mistakes, and we shouldn’t be/get tired of mending those souls we have hurt and shattered to the dust bin. I kindly understand that bad actions cannot yield any reasonable reward in the societies and homes. Which does mean we should stop hurting people around us because in times of need they wouldn’t dare to stand up for you, instead they would be the ones to finish you off in that circumstance. But we don’t want that, people to be spoiling our reputation because of what we have done to them. That we are not sorry for, and sometimes it pains and drains these people to be harsh towards you. However there are mindful ways that would help us not to hurt the feelings of others with our gross actions, below are a few ways we can remember not to hurt other people’s feelings.
Some of these ways are ;
- READ BOOKS
- BE FRIENDLY
- BE RESPECTFUL TO YOUR AGE MATE AND PEOPLE OF RIVAL AGE
- DO GOOD AND ALWAYS SEEK FORGIVENESS.
- FIND A MENTOR, FOR DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO CONTROL YOUR ACTIONS
- BE POLITE AND BUSY
Now, Brothers and Sisters, What type of water have your action splashed on people? Remember that whatsoever water we splash, that would be the water we fetch or get. So buy the universe time and go back to the sketching board to correct those little things you have uttered that gave birth to the grievance tossing the heart of people to hold so much grudge towards you and your family members, who do not know anything about your actions.