Can You Hear Me Now?

* * * How Not To Be A Victim * * *

 

How to stop blaming

There is no need to be a victim. You can choose to start taking responsibility for your life. There is no need to continue with a pity party for yourself. You can choose to move on and become the victor.

1. Bullying

Are you a victim of bullying? I have observed in the schools that they are now talking about and teaching children how to not be a victim of bullying. Even though Michigan was the next to the last state to approve the anti-bullying law, I am thankful that it did finally get approved. As I talked with several elementary school children they explained to me that a policeman came to their school, talked to them, and gave them examples of bullying. They explained to me if they stand by watching someone getting bullied and do nothing, they were not helping. They emphasized how they are instructed to tell the bully to stop. They also emphasized they are to inform a teacher, someone in authority, and their parents also about such incidents.

I recall my daughter coming home from middle school and telling me how kids were teasing a girl about the father killing the mother. I thought this was horrible. So did my daughter. I was so proud when she told me she stood up for this girl and told the other kids to stop it. Mind you my daughter was a very quiet girl and said very little to anyone normally, but that particular day she was not quiet.   This is sad that kids can be so cruel.

2. Stop Blaming

So many times we so easily blame others for our short comings. Why not take responsibility for your life. I have been just as guilty. How many times have you said, “If only he didn't do this, things would be so much better?” or maybe you have said, “If she would just change, it would make my life so much better.” Well if we are waiting for others, we may end up waiting all of our life. Something that I have learned is that although I do not have control over everything, there are a few things in my life that I do have control over.

3. Job Loss

If you are blessed to still have a job that is great. Sometimes the loss of a job can be a blessing, because then it is time for you to move on to bigger and better things. You can either be the victim and talk about how your employer did you wrong or you can move on. Everyone's circumstance is different. You could consider going back to school to further your education. Possibly you may want to change careers. There is nothing written that says you have to stay in the same career. God has given us all creativity in our spirit. So there may be numerous jobs you can do successfully. You just need to find out which one it will be. I recall one of my jobs evolved around basically nothing but computers and schedules. I did not like computers, but God showed me that there was so much to learn about them, because computers are everywhere. I even use to joke with my co-workers that I dreamed we were watching television and playing games on the computer. They laughed then. Eventually that did become a reality, because now it is even commonplace to watch a movie on the computer, Ipad, or even iphone. So remember life is what you make it. Learn not to be a victim, but become the victor.

4. Practice Gratitude

Have you tried practicing gratitude? Possibly you say to yourself that you have nothing to be thankful for. That is a big mistake. If you look hard enough there are so many things that you can be thankful for. While practicing being thankful it is hard to play the victim at the same time. So practicing gratitude is a choice. Do you want to choose to be a victim or to be thankful. Maybe you need to start small. Think of one thing that you are thankful for and then add on to that thought. I have a grandchild that keeps me mindful of gratitude. Any of my grandchild’s activities that I may attend I am always told, “Granny thank you so much for coming.”  What are you thankful for today?

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1. Reading

Has your toddler witnessed you reading the word of God aloud? It is one thing to read silently and meditate. It is another to read aloud and to hear God’s word? Have you considered what a great example that is.

2. Carrying the Word of God



Do you carry your Bible with you? Has your toddler seen you carrying your Bible other than to church? Does your toddler know that you carry a small Bible in your purse at all times? Have you explained to your toddler why you carry your Bible with you. Have there been occasions when you were in a discussion, and you were able to go to your bible and reference a scripture. I recall a heated family disagreement. One member said they did not know that a certain scripture was in the Bible. Ephesians 5:22 “ Wives submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.” So this was a great time to be able to reference and find the scripture in the Bible. This is a scripture that has been used by some men to take advantage of their wives too.

Toddlers watch how their mother and father react towards each other. Toddlers know whether it is in love or hatred. They are smarter than you think.

3. Light bulb

Your toddler may not understand everything there is about the word of God, but gradually a little light bulb will go off and your toddler may eventually say, “I see now.” Your toddler will eventually understand the phrase, “Can You Hear Me Now.” At first maybe he thought he was listening, but then he may come to the realization that he is hearing for the first time.

4. Why

It is not enough to read the word of God, write Bible scriptures, or even quote them. It is important to explain the why of it. I used to find Bible scriptures written in my father’s bible. I thought, “Why is he writing scriptures down?” It never occurred to me the importance at the time. I thought it was a waste of time at the time.

Your toddler may come to you with numerous questions regarding God and the Bible. That will be the best time for the two of you to talk about it. Has your toddler asked you questions about the Bible? How did you answer? Are you prepared to answer your toddler's questions about the Bible?

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