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Take advantage 2.0

What is your stand when others take advantage of you? When you are being dealt with injustice in your life?
Always being abused and bullied by that one particular person even for smaller things?
Always being talked to with contempt by that senior at work?
Promotion with held? Salary hike delayed unduly?
Always being dealt unfairly and unjustly?
Are you being taken advantage at home even?
Dear one, have you asked "Why me always?"

šŸ”¹Be willing to accept and not resist. If you try to resist, frustration will ebb and ultimately will overflow as anger either to the offender, straining the relationship or may be to your loved ones. Be willing to accept that nothing happens without God's foreknowledge. All things work together for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. Rom:8:28
šŸ”¹Secondly having a serving heart rather than a heart to be served. The son of man has come to serve and not to be served. When you think people around you are here to serve you and not otherwise, it is that self you are trying to satisfy. That you are someone superior and prevents you to serve another person. Pray to have that attitude of Christ.
Matt:5:39-40 If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also.
If you are sued in court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat too.
šŸ”¹ Thirdly 1 Pet:5:6 Humble yourself under the mighty power of God and at the right time, He will lift you up in honour.
Remember to trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Ps:37:4 Be still in the presence of the Lord. Wait patiently for Him to act.
Always remember that if God be for us who can be against us?
Believe in the timing of God. He will make all things beautiful in His time.

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