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“It’s much easier to act like a Christian than it is to react like one!”

A thought by Mark Batterson from his book, Double Blessing (p. 07). The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

But it is so much better to react like one, isn't it?

Mark says, “You cannot control how people treat you, but you can always control how you treat them. I’ve made some difficult decisions as a leader, decisions that not everyone has agreed with. And that comes with the territory, right? Leaders get to make the decisions no one else wants to, and that means we’re the lightning rods for people’s complaints. Or worse, we’re their punching bags! But I refuse to react! Sure, I’ll confront people if I don’t agree with their tone or their tactics. But I made a resolution long ago that I will do my level best to make sure everyone I encounter feels loved and heard and blessed.

“Proverbs 19:11 says, ‘It is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.’ In other words, make it your goal to be unoffendable! That certainly doesn’t mean you become someone’s punching bag, but it does mean turning the other cheek! When you take offense, you start playing defense with your life. You write people off who tick you off. You let skepticism and cynicism seep into your soul. If you don’t deal with it, taking offense festers in your spirit until it turns into bitterness. And bitterness doesn’t just rob us of our joy; it steals the blessing.”

And that is so true, isn’t it?  

Yes yes!
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