I had this great conversation with a friend of mine who I was wiring a house for. He is a builder and a great guy. There was some heavy doors in the way of where I need to run wire and he all but tripped over himself wanting to get them out of my way. The thing is is that it was easier for me to go around them than it was for him to move them. I stated that to him and that it wasn't his job to make me happy, that my happiness was my responsibility. He said that he was here to serve me and that he was sorry. He said sorry several times. I said, stop apologizing.
It led to a great conversation about how those of us who are servant minded often take it to the degree that we try to care take other peoples emotional state. We are empathetic and that we want others to feel good and it often leads to people walking on us. Soo.....stop apologizing if that is you too! Life is life and circumstances are what they are. It's not your job to make others feel good. Only to be kind. You can say no and you can say yes and the only person that matters that you please is Jesus.
It led to a great conversation about how those of us who are servant minded often take it to the degree that we try to care take other peoples emotional state. We are empathetic and that we want others to feel good and it often leads to people walking on us. Soo.....stop apologizing if that is you too! Life is life and circumstances are what they are. It's not your job to make others feel good. Only to be kind. You can say no and you can say yes and the only person that matters that you please is Jesus.
