have you ever thought about how and when the word deserve is used. we always deserve the good when it happens right..? but we ourselves rarely deserve the bad. the word applies to us or it does not apply based on context. i think i deserve things all the time. i deserve to fall in love and marry a good man. i deserve a good job.. i've worked hard and have completed years and years of school! i deserve this chocolate bar. i deserve to be treated with respect. i deserve! i deserve! i deserve. when bad things happen however, did we deserve these? does anyone deserve to fail a final exam? does anyone deserve to succumb to blindness at the age of 13? does anyone deserve to be abandon or feel unloved? NO! no no and no! why do we deserve the good but not the bad? i dont think we do. i dont think things that we want or things that we dread/fear are deserved by anybody.
i've learned this. i've learned this through conversations with many different people. deserve is one of those words that you cant just use without thought. i've learned to not tell others that i deserve anything if it is just something i want. i want to get married.. but in no way do i deserve to get married over any body else.
those are my thoughts today
So true! If we really got what we deserved, we would all be in a pretty scary place. Sounds to me like you have the right attitude...keep it up and I'm sure there are a few blessings in store for you. =)
ReplyDeleteThank you Michelle!
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