Seek To Understand

Hi everyone!! I wanted to share what God has been putting in the front of my mind and my heart lately!! SEEK TO UNDERSTAND NOT TO BE UNDERSTOOD!! So many people want so bad for someone to understand them. How awesome would this world be if instead of searching to be understood we try to understand others. I am positive we would not have so many misunderstandings!! Would be less likely to be offended! The possibilities are endless..lol For real though God has been teaching me and changing me in this matter. Its not an easy thing to go through either. I want people to understand me!! To know where I am coming from! However hear lately it just has not seem important whether or not they do understand me. Its been more important for me to put myself in their shoes! To understand why they feel the way they do and maybe somehow give them some encouraging words!! I usually am not one who gets offended easily! But God has been stretching me in SO many ways! Knowing that he is changing my way of thinking, and my heart! Its so amazing because I know its changing to be more like him. How Exciting is that!! I desire to love unconditionally! Something I never had before in my life until I got a intimate relationship with God! Its funny I was just thinking of a conversation I had with a friend about a week or two ago. We were talking about being healthier and making better choices. We all have heard that saying NO PAIN, NO GAIN! Well we made up our own... NO PAIN, ALL GAIN!! I understand people deal with hurt and pain. Sometimes its hard to deal with. But if your trust is where it needs to be which is in our LORD! Then he will give us everything we need to get through it. He will comfort us, he will love us no matter what! I did not get that at first... I thought yeah wait until I do something wrong, but NO his love is unconditional. And that is who WE all need to strive to be. Love no matter what!! Try to understand!!! Not try to be understood!! and see how peaceful life can be!!!