2/5/23 "What About Them?"

2/5/23

5 Minutes of Focus 

"What About Them?"

But I call upon God as my soul's witness: it was to avoid hurting you that I refrained from coming to Corinth–

2 Corinthians 1:23 AMPC

Beloved,

You can't go everywhere you want to go ESPECIALLY if your showing up is going to hurt that other person.

The Apostle Paul didn't just show up unannounced, but he considered the feelings of those in Corinth 

who would be deeply impacted by his presence. 

He considered their feelings and decided to refrain from coming.

When was the last time, you considered someone else's feelings ahead of your own?

Some hurtful situations could have been avoided, had you just stop to think of that other person before doing what you did.

So thankful Jesus thought about us ahead of His own wants and needs and stopped asking the Father to have this cup passed from Him. 

See: Matt 26:39 NIV

You see, Jesus understood that sometimes you have to discipline yourself to do "that thing" that is hard when there are other people involved, other people who will be impacted by your decision.

You can't just be selfish and expect that to be the right thing for everybody and not just you.

Stay home, even if you were invited to come, make other plans, make no plans, but steer clear of that person that can't deal with seeing you right now (for whatever reason).

They need time absent from you to get themselves together both mentally & emotionally.

If you really care about NOT hurting them...You will do like the Apostle Paul did and refrain from coming..Be sensitive to that other person's feelings and don't go, don't come, not yet.

Until Next Sunday. 

LPS~Love, Prophetess Stacy