The last few days I have been reflecting on some people in my life when I was growing up. I specifically remember 2 men. These 2 were about as different as they could be.
I will not give them names to not embarass them or me. Both ,if still alive, are in their 80's now, both impacted me in ways they may never know. One negative the other positive.
Now originally I was going to list the differences.
Then while arguing within myself about this, I realized I could not know his motives or his heart so my negative view of him was purely subjective. I could not speak to his heart or his intent. Just how I was affected by the words and deeds.
The other guy was positive. A good example, three good men for sons.
Again subjective. Purely from an outside standpoint. I did not know his heart or his motive either.
Christ gave us several examples of the differences in man, who is a friend, who is holy,
who is not. And generally man ,who sees the outside, is wrong.
Jer 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things,and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Jer 17:10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
I know I am not the first to write of these issues, but they are my issues.
I have born a serious dislike for one of these men for almost 40 yrs now.
It is not my place to hold a grudge, it is God's.
It is not my place to condemn or correct. It is God's.
I guess what I am trying to say is that finally after yrs and yrs I have been able to let go. Not through my own insights but because of God leading me to write and in doing so seeing my own shortcomings.
We can not know the heart of another, we can never know true intent or
Motive.
We have to take men at face value.
Let God worry about their heart, and let God be the one who exacts vengeance or rewards in mercy and grace.
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