In a recent conversation with someone dear to my heart I was asked some very difficult questions on how to handle a situation where there are no answers and advice given has gone unheeded. The question is how long do you keep addressing the same problem if the person involved does not make any attempt to change.I wish I had a hard and fast rule that would apply in all situations but I've never found one.
I did however find these words of wisdom on Letting Go that I think might apply.
"Letting Go is not to stop caring- it means I can't do if for someone else.
"Letting Go is not to cut myself off- it's the realization that I can't control another.
"Letting Go is not to enable-but to allow learning from natural consequences.
Letting Go is to admit powerlessness-which means the outcome is not in my hands.
Letting Go is not to try to change or blame another-it's to make the most of myself.
Letting Go is not to fix-but to be supportive; it's not to judge- but to allow another to be a human being.
Letting Go is not to be in the middle, arranging the outcome-but to allow others to effect their own destinies.
Letting Go is not to be protective-it's to permit another to face reality.
Letting Go is not to deny-but to accept.
Letting Go is not to nag, scold, or argue- but instead to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
Letting Go is not to criticize and regulate anybody-but to try to become what I dream I can be.
Letting Go is not to regret the past-but to grow and live for the future.
Letting Go is to fear less and live more.
Some times the best thing you can do is to do nothing. Praying always makes me feel better knowing that God has all the pieces of the puzzle and will make the right decision.
Labels: Bible Study, Tasty Tuesday
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