Live Original (Sadie Robertson) by Sadie Robertson

Author:Sadie Robertson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Howard Books
Published: 2014-10-28T00:00:00+00:00

TALK TO YOURSELF

The easiest thing to do when people start hating on us or being unkind is to be hurt and to get angry with them. We are tempted to think about how mean they are and wonder what is wrong with them. We can quickly accuse them of negative things as we try to defend ourselves.

What we tell ourselves when other people start being hateful or disrespectful to us is very important. I have learned that the first thing I need to do is ask myself, “What would cause someone to say that?” I can’t ask that question every time someone says anything negative, because I do get some hate on social media, and I don’t pay attention to it because it comes from people I do not even know. I cannot obsess over people I have never met or even over very casual acquaintances, but all of us have to respect and value closer relationships enough to want to know what’s going on with a person if they are not being nice. If the person bothering me is a close friend, someone at school, or someone I know, I do wonder about their reason for being negative toward me. I think, Is that person having a bad day? Has something happened recently in their life, their family, or a relationship that would make them envious of me, my life, or my relationships? I wonder if something is going on in their lives—something that has nothing to do with me—and maybe they are taking out their anger on me. Or maybe, I think, they could be insecure and trying to bring me down with them. Some people cut others down to try to feel better about themselves. This obviously does not work. It’s one of Satan’s traps, but unfortunately it is one many people fall into. The most important question I ask myself is this: Am I doing something that would cause a person to say or do something hurtful to me? I really try to be nice to everyone, but all of us can accidentally offend people or hurt their feelings. We all make mistakes and do not always say or do the right things. When that happens, we need to be aware of it and honest about it. We should admit it and apologize.

There’s usually a reason people do what they do, especially when they are unkind. Sometimes, the reason is something only they know or only their family knows, but it’s really bugging them and causing them to act in unusual ways. They might not even know they are doing it.

When someone hates on you, talk to yourself before you talk back to them. You might learn something about yourself or realize something about them if you ask yourself the right questions—and it might help you make the situation better instead of worse.

I really like the Bible verses that say,

Why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye

when you have a log in your own . .

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