The story...
I didn't get what I wanted and needed because I didn't ask? Could it be? Yes it be.
Why not kindly and respectfully ask for what you need or want? In many cases, justification ain't necessary. Others could've expressed love by meeting your needs if they merely knew. They coulda revealed their own needs in kind.
The only church in town would be like an honest and thankful family that sees others by the light of God's revealed Word and presence. Each wonderfully unique and essential to the whole. They'd express love by caring for each other - they'll receive love and accept the care. Love within their inner-person, their heart, will be expressed within an intimate-ongoing relationship with their Creator - their Sustainer. That's the kinda graceful place where I wanna be.
Just for today...
"I tried to make them feel guilty by telling them how much I had done for them, or I complained that they never did their part. It never occurred to me that I could simply and politely ask for what I wanted . . . Today I am creating a better way of living, free of guilt and deception." Courage to Change (p. 314)
"I seldom knew what was good for me, yet I knew what was best for others and didn't hesitate to tell them . . . I feared other people's anger and would do anything to avoid it, yet I was oblivious to my own . . . I can no longer harbor resentment and remain ignorant of my part in creating it . . . My entire life was transformed as a result of taking responsibility for myself, becoming willing to change, and taking action." Hope for Today (p. 314)
"Want those jeans; Make me whole - Like the group; I'll fit in."
"I was different; What they needed - When I tried; Lost my way."
"Could've asked; You might say - Be the man; Lonely hurts." Am I a Poet?
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