Comments on: no manipulation http://danahanson.org/?p=691 Faith in real life Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:22:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Anonymous http://danahanson.org/?p=691#comment-16 Anonymous Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:14:00 +0000 http://dehanson.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/no-manipulation/#comment-16 I came from an alcoholic dysfunctional family. I was a <br/>Social Work Major and I learned a lot about being assertive. I decided it was time to stand up for myself.<br/><br/>But I truly took being assertive way too far. I did not realize it but I was in-your -face. My attittude was: "No one was going to mess with me." I did not realzie I was at times rude. I was proud that I was taking things head on.<br/><br/>But as time went on I realized, as I did this, I was not trusting God. I did not trust God to defend me and protect me. I did not give God a chance to do that because I was right there to fight the fight.<br/> <br/><br/>Yes I still speak up about things. I still do things that make my young adult kids roll their eyes. <br/><br/> I also now pause and leave things to God to take care of. I am learning I can trust Jesus to act on my behalf. I am even learning that He is in always in charge I can wait upon Him. Whatever yuck life throws at me, He will use it for good. WOW, What a truth.<br/><br/> And you know what all my in your face attitude never got me very far. But doing it Jesus's way--WOW--you start to see miracles.<br/><br/>Trusting Jesus who has changed my life,<br/>Cherrie I came from an alcoholic dysfunctional family. I was a
Social Work Major and I learned a lot about being assertive. I decided it was time to stand up for myself.

But I truly took being assertive way too far. I did not realize it but I was in-your -face. My attittude was: “No one was going to mess with me.” I did not realzie I was at times rude. I was proud that I was taking things head on.

But as time went on I realized, as I did this, I was not trusting God. I did not trust God to defend me and protect me. I did not give God a chance to do that because I was right there to fight the fight.

Yes I still speak up about things. I still do things that make my young adult kids roll their eyes.

I also now pause and leave things to God to take care of. I am learning I can trust Jesus to act on my behalf. I am even learning that He is in always in charge I can wait upon Him. Whatever yuck life throws at me, He will use it for good. WOW, What a truth.

And you know what all my in your face attitude never got me very far. But doing it Jesus’s way–WOW–you start to see miracles.

Trusting Jesus who has changed my life,
Cherrie

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