"Lord Change Me"

Several years ago my wife found a book written by Evelyn Christensen with the above title. It was quite an interesting book because it goes against the grain of our human nature. Generally speaking, the average person thinks that they are alright with the way that they live. What that means is that when there is a conflict with someone else it is the other person that really needs to change. I guess one of the most fundamental truths for us to live by is that we are only responsible for doing what we know to do is right. We cannot control what other people do. The point of the book was that she asked God to change her outlook about the person rather than change the person. She knew that if her outlook changed - she loved them for who they were and not what they did - then she would still feel the same about them even if God dealt with that person and they changed. I heard someone say the other day that we are not responsible for another person's action, but we are responsible for our reaction. Even thought we can't determine what they will do to us, we can decide what we will do when it happens. James tell us that we are to be slow to speak and slow to wrath. Jesus said that we are to turn the other cheek. Being from Oklahoma, I am quite familiar with Will Rogers and his statement that "I never met a man I didn't like". But, I know some people that Will Rogers never met. Do they need changing? Very possibly. But, then so do I.