Mountains and Mustard Seeds

By Misty Strieff Prine

    “There isn’t a person you wouldn’t love if you could read their story.” – Unknown

            So many times, people fail to see beyond the exterior of a person to what situations they have faced in their lives. So many have hardened their hearts because of things they have experienced along their journey They shut out any remote possibility of positivity entering their lives. That is why it is SO important to have eyes that see past that hardness and break through those walls that people have put up. It is so important to do this because if we actually knew what these people have been through, the compassion that would be shown to them would be immeasurable.

Do you ever feel misunderstood? Maybe the roles are reversed here. If you feel like you push others away, maybe you need to examine your heart and see why that is. You need to let people in, positive people, that can help you see that there is light at the end of the dark road you have traveled on for so long. You have to remember that you and only you know the "rest of the story" as Paul Harvey always said. That part is a two-way street. We don't know everyone's story, and they don't know ours. That's why it's so important not to judge. You need to pray for those who don't understand your situation and pray to have eyes that seek to understand others' situations as well. You must stay prayed up and stay Christ-minded.

In Colossians 3:12, God's word tells us, "Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." We have to embrace each of these qualities in this life in order to see others as God sees us all...loved and having purpose.