There are so many difficulties that can push us to get easily discourage. And after such, we find ourselves wrestling with a negative feelings of self-pity. We try to derive some sort of perverse satisfaction from our misery. Ouch! Bakit nga ba ganon?
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Many doctors, Psychiatrist to be exact have an interesting name for people who habitually indulge in self-pity---it's "injustice collector" daw. Ito yung mga tao that are constantly dwelling on their hurts and hardships, whether real or imagined. I don't quite understand but somehow they enjoy thinking about them at sinasabi pa nung iba. 'Yung bang, they search out for people who will sympathize and commiserate with them. (Shocks!) Di ba it is quite destructive to practice or even tell about it? Kasi po I think the root cause of it is our pride that makes us focus too much on ourselves. Divah po? We dwell to much on our own misfortunes and sorrows. And that is not healthy.
Hmmm, I heard a sensible believer says, "God is concerned about your pain & hurt, but He doesn't want you to be so much concerned about it" Medyo malalim noh? kasi po the longer you let your life be concentrated on your own pain...the longer it stays and could grow into something huge. You see, it could embrace resentment, unforgiveness and bitterness to situation or person who brought this pain we're embracing so tight. And it would be far painful if that guy who caused it, is yourself. Ouch talaga!
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We are not suppose to be self-seeking. We are not supposed to be keeping records of wrong, divah? HMHYHE! Well, this is not to say that we should ignore or deny when we are being mistreated. Hindi ganun ha...., we should take constructive action to see that we are treated with proper respect or remove ourselves from harm's way rather than sit idly and feel sorry for ourselves to the Nth power. It is unproductive--it's destructive and leading to what I've said before.., Resentment-Unforgiveness-Bitterness. RUB it off will you!
And these are some reasons why Satan works doubly hard to get us so focus on our wounds rather than the cure---which is the wisdom & love of God. Hmmm.., Time and again..., He wants to be our Comforter. God hurts when we are hurt, kaya don't insist of holding your feelings of RUB as it will block Jesus efforts to comfort and rescue us. Kaya let's open the door of forgiveness to our self and others as well. Gratefulness is also an antidote for such. No matter what's going on, we have so many to be thankful for! As we do it and as we stay in His words, blessings and provisions that entails in His promises will be readily available. Mas OK 'yun divah?
So we must let go of that negative emotion of self-pity and ill feelings towards others. Don't yield to self-pity as it is a dangerous enemy, the worst they say co'z it push the idea in our thoughts that we can never do anything good in the world. And instead of you saying "poor me" hey better to look to God and confess..."the pity-party is over" Divah? Joyful-party tayo!
Shalom po to everyone!
VERSE-MEAL:
The bread of idleness (gossip, discontent and self-pity), she (the virtuous woman) will not eat. Proverbs 31:27 AMP
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