MISUNDERSTOOD
II Samuel 10:2b-3
"And David's servants came into the land of the people of Ammon. And the princes of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, 'Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Has not David rather sent his servants to you to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it?' "
The Ammonites did not receive well David's expression of kindness. David's motives were pure, but his actions were misunderstood. I am too much like the people of Ammon. Why am I so suspicious of other peoples' motives, thinking that they have some hidden agenda? But I have also been misunderstood. When people do an act of kindness, they are not usually trying to take advantage of another person. More often than not, it is out of a pure heart (unless it is a salesman). Receiving their kindness with thanksgiving will help avoid a lot of hard feelings and broken relationships. Lord, help me to receive gifts from other people without looking for ulterior motives.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: It is better to receive acts of kindness with thanksgiving than to be suspicious of impure motives.
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Have a thankful day.
II Samuel 10:2b-3
"And David's servants came into the land of the people of Ammon. And the princes of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, 'Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Has not David rather sent his servants to you to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it?' "
The Ammonites did not receive well David's expression of kindness. David's motives were pure, but his actions were misunderstood. I am too much like the people of Ammon. Why am I so suspicious of other peoples' motives, thinking that they have some hidden agenda? But I have also been misunderstood. When people do an act of kindness, they are not usually trying to take advantage of another person. More often than not, it is out of a pure heart (unless it is a salesman). Receiving their kindness with thanksgiving will help avoid a lot of hard feelings and broken relationships. Lord, help me to receive gifts from other people without looking for ulterior motives.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: It is better to receive acts of kindness with thanksgiving than to be suspicious of impure motives.
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Have a thankful day.
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