What you think of me is none of my business… – T.D.Jakes

My first (ish) post of 2015 was about the fact that I don’t really adhere to New Year’s resolutions but just want to be free from constraints (see that here) while my second spoke about reordering the perception of time ( jump over there) so you know that I’m not going to blow a straightforward “New Year, New You” trumpet however consider this a small flute?

Recently I was made aware of the fact that someone made it clear that they hated me. Yes, you read that right – hated.
My first thought was “That’s a little strong”.
Hate takes energy and passion. It is thought out, deliberate and usually the result of grievances of true depth. Hate needs commitment. I have not done anything that should generate or deserve that kind of devotion. My second was “I don’t care” and I started singing like P Diddy “you can hate me now but I won’t stop now” (don’t act like you don’t know which song I’m talking about). Childish I know. Forgive me.
Some may say you do care because if you didn’t you wouldn’t have mentioned it but you would be wrong and it has absolutely nothing to do with the person.

You see they brought their package of hatred a season too late – I can’t receive such a delivery. I don’t have the time or desire to take their feelings on. What’s really important is that I don’t hate them. I can only control me, I have no power to change your mind.

This season of my life is different. Each year I spend the 1st January putting my goals before God. I usually have a comprehensive list and scriptures that pertain to each goal. I try to be very methodical about it but this year that’s gone out of the window. I have one thing on my list – To get out of my own way and experience everything God has for me. I’m simply taking to heart Mark 9: 23 – Anything is possible to the one who believes.
You HAVE to think differently on the interior to get different exterior results and the switch has truly flicked.

This time around, all of those ‘crazy’ ideas that usually get placed at the back of our minds are getting done. All those things filed under the following are getting dusted off and reviewed.
“they’ll take too much time”
“costs too much money”
“requires too much unavailable energy”
“there’s no one to help”
“I have no experience”
“I’m not sure it will work”
(Please delete as applicable)

The review is not to establish whether they make sense to everyone because the best ideas never will or if they seem possible as the greatest achievements almost always sound outlandish.
I’m reviewing to see if this is what I should be doing right now to establish my purpose and if it is then I’m doing it.
My mind is made up and consumed by steering my ship in the right direction all day, everyday.

So no, if someone doesn’t really care for me too much. I can’t care. I just have to keep loving people and making sure my heart is right. Anything else would interfere with what I’m trying to do and I can’t afford that.
As Nelson Mandela said ” It always seems impossible until it’s done’ so let’s get it done regardless of the environment or opinion. What anyone thinks is none of our business.

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