I saw this message and I thought about the many times that I felt my influence could change someone. I knew how this person was but I called myself thinking positive and hoped they could change.
You hear so many messages about thinking positive and giving people time to grow. You also hear that you should be patient and just pray for the person and let God work on them. We get that a little mixed up. See.... God doesn't want us to endure pain from another person while in a relationship. He isn't saying that we should stay in an abusive relationship while he works on the abuser. You need to remove yourself from the abusive relationship, pray on your abuser and allow God to work on him or her.
Now let's get back to the point. The person that you are in a relationship with has shown you their traits, their habits their ways that has led to abuse. If they have verbally cross the line more than once then that's all the proof you need. If they have put their hands on you at any given time, showing a loss of self-control, then that's all the proof you need. If they have been disrespectful in many areas of your relationship and you have turned your head then that's all the proof you need as well. We have to stop making excuses and stop wasting time. If they've shown their actions once OR more than once, you will be shown again!
I wouldn't wait around for it to happen again!
♡ STEVIE MICHAELS SPEAKS ♡
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