Wisdom from the Wise One

Today is a day of pondering. There have been quite a few times when the Lord spoke to me directly and His wisdom surpasses all understanding. Once when I was feeling very inadequate in living for Him, I cried out praying that if only I could be perfect like Him, speak like Him and be more like Him, I wouldn't have created a circumstance in my life that caused people I care about, be angry and upset with me. He said, Yes, but I was crucified. It has helped me immensely through the years to accept who I am and realize some people didn't like Jesus either, even though He was spotless. He IS perfection. You're just not going to appease everyone, so be more concerned about pleasing Him, rather than people. Then, sit back and allow Him to work in your life for every moment in life has a time.
Sometimes God will introduce me to wise people that also have some interesting ways of looking at things that can sure help overcome feelings and obstacles that life will throw at us. One such a person, was a woman I worked for. She owned her own business, she had an education, and she was wealthy. Above all, she lived according to the standards of Christ living and had life experiences to help create a realness about her. I loved spending time with her as she always encouraged me to see the bigger picture in life. Sometimes I would get frustrated at the way people I care about handle situations in their lives and I proposed this to her one time. She said to me, "sometimes things aren't the way we see it. What you think is right for a person doesn't necessarily mean it is. We just need to pray for God's guidance for that person." Another time she said, "the older we get, the bigger the picture we can see."