​The Looks & Responses of Opposition

Opposition will come.  And it comes in various ways and through various people, maybe the same people that you live with or maybe the same people who you work with, or maybe a complete stranger.  Opposition can manifest in your life through other people’s opinions of you, your ideas or character that are different than yours.   Perhaps those people intentionally know what they’re doing to try to demean you or discourage you, or maybe they’re unaware, ignorant of their ill expression of their opinions toward you.  Either way, opposition will come. 

There are so many negative ways to handle opposition, and, personally, I have to work through those ways in my head and heart by eliminating them one at a time, regardless of how appealing they seem.  I'm sure there are phycological reasons why a negative has so much weight, but for me, it takes intention to get out from under those thoughts taking root and detaining me.  When, you're facing opposition, taking a stand of authority over your flesh and feeling will center your mind on God and progress, rather than your hurts. When the fog of betrayal, hurt and injured pride lifts, you can begin to see the good ways to response to opposition. 

Opposition can fortify you, your ideas and your character.  In order for it to accomplish this in your life, you must take the road of humility.  That’s when you take your attention off of the person that has brought the opposition and put it on you.  You begin to listen to what was said and weight the opposition against yourself.  If there is any truth in what was said, if so, or if you don't know...you admit that to God and ask for His rescue or input.  If there’s no truth and the opposition was their own manifestation of their short comings or insecurities, you carry on and release the person from the offense. 
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What comes next is a reassurance of you, your idea or character.  That God is the source of all things great in your life and because of Him, you can have confidence that He’s with you and He’s got you.  The enemy of opposition can be used for good in you.  Romans 8:28.  It’s going to be ok, at the minimum, and on those heavy days of opposition and you can’t see the rainbow, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a rainbow...it just may not be visible, YET. 😊