Treat Me The Way You Want to be Treated

 “Treat Me the Way you WANT to be treated…”

Who’s parent, teacher or friend hasn’t said this? .... (crickets) …. aaahhh (pointing finger in air)  my point exactly.

But how often have you actually HEARD … LISTENED … marinated in this old “mother goose” type saying? …… (crickets) …. Again? …. Never huh? …..   Well … lets …..

Typical SIMPLE Definition – If I kiss you … kiss me back.  If I smile – you smile back.

Typical RELATIONSHIP Definition – If you go hang out with your friends …. I go hang out with mine.  If I get new shoes – get me new shoes.

Typical PARENTAL Definition – If you do your chores I won’t beat the crap out of you J

Typical EMPLOYER Definition – If you do your job …. I pay you.  You respect me – I respect you.

What if we take this to a more flat – Human to Human Definition? …. Lets see

Until LITERALLY 3 hours ago I PRIDED myself on this !!!exact!!! moral statement.  I really saw this statement with the above definitions ….I made a conscious effort to treat people with the greatest respect, the most love and a decent amount of kindness (really?- I know I am not perfect) …. But

Thank MY TRUE Father ABOVE! ….

He placed a thought in my mind that has grown 10 fold over in 3 hours!!!

While talking with a SUPER SPECIAL human being that I admire and keep very … oh so close to my heart …. This POUNDING LOUD … even BRIGHT thought dug its fingers into my brain … deep into my brain … even my heart.

All this time … ALL THIS TIME!  I was carrying out this VERY VERY wise and old statement.  I very much thought the above “definitions” to be true and fact based …. But let me put MY thought … MY FATHERS thought in your mind … and just marinate in it…. Let it get in and get dirty … Here is it ….

“It is not the ACTION that dictates “treating me like I want to be treated” that needs to carried out.  It is the thought process.  We all want to be heard …. Understood … Accepted.  It is that simple.  It is not “letting” people do something that is “treating” them good.  It is the TRUE understanding of someone’s actions or words that is needed to be applied / carried out with this statement.

Here’s … MY WORDS … what my Lord meant (now this may be more specific to me – but LISTEN ANYWAY!)

Sometimes in life we need understanding while going through a rough patch.  We NEED … WANT someone who can be that understanding with us.  We want someone to give us the same understanding and acceptance we ALL seek from people in our lives.  We want the Electric Company to UNDERSTAND that our paychecks were short – child support didn’t come in … etc.  We want our significant other to UNDERSTAND that today was hard and you love them through and through but you need some “self” time.  We get into a new relationship and we want UNDERSTANDING of those who have abused our hearts in the past (while we should wait and rebuild ourselves FIRST – We all know that is not what typically happens) and we want patience ….

Well, my fellow HUMAN BEINGS – you HAVE to – NEED to give that understanding, acceptance and Unconditional love to TRULY heed this statement.

Im so VERY VERY greatful! to the people in my life.  It is the conversations that you allow me to partake in …. It is the life that you allow me to see and the love that opens my heart and mind up SO much to these thoughts.

“Treat me … the way GOD HAS treated you.”

-1 Love

Gods Love!