How to BE PERFECT IN 3 EASY STEPS (PART 2)

"Well even if I’m silent, I could be thinking pure evil!"

True.

So don’t!

Think of the three steps in terms of your internal monologues.

1.       Maintain a silent mind.

2.      When you think, think simply, or briefly.

3.      When you think, think positively and agreeably.

Example.

You meet your nemesis at the grocery store. 
The one who is skilled at annoying you. 
The who got a Masters Degree in Your Personal Irritability.

Notice what you are thinking.

“Aw hell, here she comes!”

Back up.

Let’s try it again.

You see him. 
Your archenemy. 
The one whose goal in life is to stop you from whatever you’re doing, whatever it is.

You see him at the gas station.

Notice HOW you’re thinking:

1.     You pause.  (Silencing your mind in preparation.)

You pray

2.      Briefly and

3.      Positively:

“Lord, please help me with my archenemy.”

He comes up to you and skillfully annoys you.

1.      You pause, maintaining silence.

2.      You say briefly,

3.      And positively/politely

“Please stop talking to me.”

If he stops talking and walks away, beautiful.

If he doesn’t, you stop talking and walk away.

Why in the world can’t you do that?

Really?

Is there really a life and death scenario where you HAVE to talk to the annoying person at the gas station or grocery store?

Is it really necessary to stand there and take the abuse, to mentally abuse yourself in preparation for irritation?

Why?

Pride! 

But do you really “FEEL BETTER” after “speaking your ‘mind’?” 

And does this assist the irritating person to be a pleasing human being to encounter from hence forth!?

Negative!

Negatory!

This is not just about your perfection, it’s about your SANITY!

You cannot, yea, WILL NOT, change your nemesis.

So stop trying.

Just focus on being perfect!

If you really want to get your archenemy, give him nothing sane to say against you!

Someone reading who is well acquainted with the Bible might say,

“Well what about when Jesus called out hypocrites?  Wasn’t that arguing?  What about when Jesus said, 'O faithless generation, how much longer must I deal with you?' Or! Or!!  What about when Jesus said, 'My soul is sorrowful, even to the point of death?'  Calling out the Pharisees, enduring faithlessness, or deathly sorrow were by no means 'positive and agreeable' to Jesus.  And don’t even get me started on the Psalms and how depressed they were sometimes!  The Book of Ecclesiastes is almost a suicide letter!"

(Just read part 3! CLICK HERE!)