Respecting Others

Short note this time, but only because I held it off until this late time. How foolish of me, but I couldn't find a topic to write about until now. First off though, some good news. My best bud and I got along perfectly today, and I felt the grace of God smiling upon us as we said our farewells after school. I prayed so hard and so did my other close friends, and I'm hoping it wasn't an act of hiding behind happiness, but just in case, I will keep praying for him. Now, on to the topic for today's post. Respecting others.

I have heard talk of this Rebecca Black girl even from about a week ago. People have claimed her hit single "Friday" is the 'worst song to have ever been made', so I decided to check it out. My first reaction was that of confusion and annoyance. But as I kept listening to it, (yes, I continued to listen to it), I found myself feeling sorry for this girl. She was making this song and well, she seemed like she was putting forth some really good effort. It was then that I watched the Good Morning America segment of Rebecca Black's song submitting her to tons of cyber bullying and horrible, inappropriate comments posted on her video. What people don't realize is that Rebecca Black, artist or not, is still a normal human being just like us and she was fortunate enough to become well known by many people. And for that reason, we should at least recognize that while we might not like her song, that does not mean we should slander her name or cast degrading remarks as we would behind the backs of those we also don't like.

This bringing me to this reference: "If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same."-Luke 6:32-33  In a sense, have respect for those who you dislike. The Golden Rule applies here extensively well! Treat others as you would unto yourself. While we may never meet some people we dislike in person, be respectful of their efforts. Those we do meet in person who are our enemies, treat them with compassion. They might still treat you the same, but would you rather prefer to argue with your enemy or walk away knowing you probably confused them with your loving care? "But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you."-Luke 6:27-28. You will surely see the difference in your efforts to treat them with kindness you never believed you could exhibit.


I pray God forgives me for all the things I've ever said behind people's backs of those who I dislike. I too, have sinned and done this awful act of speaking out of anger or frustration with my evil tongue. I also pray God forgives everyone else who is repentant of talking with a loose mouth. People can seriously be affected by this and major damage can be done to their lives. You have no idea how much you can help someone by just a bit of kindness being given to them in their time of need. If not, pray for them. Yes, I know what I'm saying. Pray for them, as Jesus stated in Luke 6:28. A prayer can go a long way when you truly trust in God and His awesome power to perform miracles on others in our lives.


That is the end of my rant/ lesson of the day. Thank you for reading this note as sporadic as it seemed to be.