{"id":2118,"date":"2013-02-05T03:56:37","date_gmt":"2013-02-05T08:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=2118"},"modified":"2012-12-13T08:57:47","modified_gmt":"2012-12-13T13:57:47","slug":"more-walking-and-talking-with-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2013\/02\/more-walking-and-talking-with-jesus.html","title":{"rendered":"More Walking and Talking with Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, God is really there, with you, all the time \u2014 but sometimes, because we can\u2019t see Him, we forget.\u00a0 Practicing His presence is a good way to focus on the reality of our living God.\u00a0 \u00a0 That\u2019s why we our recent blogs have been about\u00a0 walking and talking with God.\u00a0 If you are new to the blog, \u00a0click here to read about the best walking buddy.<\/a><\/p>\n

So, after you\u2019ve thanked God for the good things in your life and have talked over your loved ones with Him \u2014 what do you say next?\u00a0 Talk to Him about your enemies. Those people who really did something to make you mad \u2014 who stabbed you in the back and seem determined to trip you up somehow.\u00a0 The ones who make your blood pressure shoot up.\u00a0 Now is a good time to talk about them to One who knows all about what they did and who can do something about them!\u00a0 You may find yourself walking faster as you pray about those folks \u2014 but that\u2019s okay.\u00a0 And after you have brought them to God, you will feel better about them and the situation.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t have any enemies?\u00a0 How about aggravating friends and annoying relatives?<\/p>\n

It happens everywhere \u2014 at your job, in your family, even at church.\u00a0 Someone will step on your weak spot.\u00a0 Or maybe you will accidentally step on theirs.\u00a0 Looking back, I can see times when I was particularly annoying to some folks in my life. \u00a0 I was going through a difficult time and my heartache absorbed\u00a0 so much of my brain and emotions that there wasn\u2019t much left to deal with the rest of my life.\u00a0 The folks saw, not my needs, but the failures and poor judgement that came from them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy on earth did she do that?\u201d they no doubt said.\u00a0 And, viewing my actions from a distance, I wonder the same thing!\u00a0 But instead of helping, they reacted to what I was doing, not what caused my absent-mindedness and emotional behavior.\u00a0 I felt like I was being kicked while I was down, but they just saw me as being pesky.<\/p>\n

I learned an important lesson from that difficult time. When people act particularly annoying, there is a good chance that there is some trouble festering somewhere.\u00a0 Maybe you can\u2019t fix it, but you can talk it over with the Lord who knows what happened and how they acted.<\/p>\n

Bring each one to Him as you walk, and talk over the situation with Him. Ask for wisdom in seeing why they are acting this way and be ready to offer help instead of condemnation.<\/p>\n

Whether enemies or annoying friends \u2014 one thing is for sure.\u00a0 As you pray for them regularly, you will come to understand them and even love them.\u00a0 I\u2019ve had many people cease to be annoying, possibly because I came to care for them as I prayed for them.<\/p>\n

Do you have lots of annoying people in your life?\u00a0 That\u2019s okay.\u00a0 Keep walking and talking with the Lord.\u00a0 You will have the advantage of gaining lots of extra steps!<\/p>\n

How is your step program coming?\u00a0 I\u2019d like to hear from those who have been working on progressively adding steps.\u00a0 If you are just joining us, you will want to read \u00a0some earlier blogs. \u00a0Click here to learn about an exercise plan you can actually do from now on.<\/a><\/p>\n

Remember that exercise stimulates glucagon \u00a0the hormone that tells your body to burn the fat.\u00a0Click here to read about glucagon \u2014 the \u201cgood guy\u201d hormone.<\/a>\u00a0So keep moving!<\/p>\n

Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/em>
\nSusan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n

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