I had a very special person in mind when I chose this year to be a year to work on respect--a woman in my community whom I dealt with in a way that disappointed me. I thought, "I should be able to respect all people, even if I do not have a natural affection for them."
As I have a spiritual goal for each year, this was my year, then, for respect. And so I have prayed for growth in this area and watched my failures as well as successes.
By the grace of God, I have just turned a major corner! I am so grateful--through NO effort on my own, but entirely by the workings of Providence, I was able to establish not only a friendship but a genuine liking for this person. I am amazed--it is as though God has used this circumstance to reveal to me how malleable and changeable human affections are, and how His power is so sublime over all things human. I feel like a small child in His perfect care, and I trust Him so fully to make us whom He wants us to be. To Him, really, is ALL the glory.
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