
Every day we allow and even encourage people to dump garbage into our minds and into our lives. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t just consume nutrients from food through your mouth. You also consume through your eyes and through your ears. Have you ever wondered why you’re feeling negative or angry? It’s because your input determines your output. You reap what you sow. The garbage that you listen to and watch on the radio or television, the ridiculous words that you hear from people you hang out with, it rubs off on you. Soon, before you know it, you have become just like them. Everybody talks about “GMO’s” ,”stay away from GMO’s”.
Well stay away from human GMO’s.
The greedy
The miserable
The obnoxious
Those who constantly blame others
The ones who run in a victim mentality
These people are toxic. They drain you. They complain. They remind you of your mistakes. They tear you down, they gossip. They aren’t there for you when you need them, and some of these people may even be in your family.
But these aren’t necessarily evil people, they are just trapped in a vicious cycle. You can pray for them. You can ask the Lord what is driving them to be who they are so you can properly pray for them, but you can’t fix them. We have to allow the Lord to work on the wounding in our lives so we can become an example for them. So politely just give yourself some space from them. Give the Holy Spirit a chance to heal your wounds, to stop the bleeding of the emotional, spiritual, and yes sometimes physical wounds of your past. Boundaries are not only welcome, they are needed. If people don’t know what your boundaries are, don’t blame them when they are crossed. Establish your boundaries. Let the Lord heal you and strengthen you. If we take an honest look in the mirror, who do we see? Do we see them or do you see the person God has created you to be?
You can’t minister to those you are becoming yourself.

