detaching peacefully from those you no longer have to please anymore

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Did you know you are powerless of other people's expectations of you? We cannot control what others want, what they expect from us, or what they want us to be or do. We can however, control how we respond to other people's expectations.

Why is that so hard to understand? WE spend so much wasted time, worrying over what other people, (our ex, our ex in-laws, our neighbors, our friends and church friends) think of us. During any course of any given day, people will make demands on our time, talents, energy, money and emotions. We do not have to say yes, to every request. We do not have to feel guilty or obligated when we say no. And we do not have to allow the demands of others to control our life.

We do not have to react to every situation with our ex.

Trust and listen to God. Set boundaries that protect yourself from being tossed like a wave. Give yourself time to set goals and a direction for you new life.

What do you want? What does God want from you now that He has your attention. (divorce will do that) Think about responding to others needs rather than consumed by what other people think or demand from you. With God you can choose a path that is right.

I pray today that you can detach peacefully from those you no longer have to please anymore.

"...then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind o teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things, grow up into Him, who is the head, that is Christ."

Ephesians 4:14-15


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