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How Our Mindset Factors In
Posted : 2 Nov, 2013 12:09 AM

Just wanted to share how our mindset plays a major part in our encounters with other people.

What we think of others is how we treat them. How we treat them is how they react.

For example: If we think men, women, or people in general are jerks and out to get us, then it will show, often subconsciously through our interacting rather than more explicitly in how we respond to this idea we have of them. They will see this and in turn respond accordingly.

Where this gets complicated is when we're nice to some one who has a negative mindset and treats us as such, but Jesus called us to love everyone, not just those who are easy to love. I think keeping this concept in mind would help us as Christians to better accomplish that. Realizing some people will just see what they want to see, but we should love them anyway and help them get back to a more realistic mindset where not everyone is out to get them.

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Posted : 2 Nov, 2013 12:52 AM

Something else I saw a friend of mine post that ties into this nicely as well:

Funny how we are disappointed we can be when only seeing what we want to see.

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Posted : 2 Nov, 2013 01:21 AM

Sorry, I worded that badly the first time. It is "Funny how disappointed we can be when we only see what we want to see."

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Posted : 4 Nov, 2013 05:45 AM

This a very good post.

Its good to have an open mind towards everyone.

Assumptions can be misleading.

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Posted : 19 Nov, 2013 01:13 AM

I think our �mindset� changes from time to time sometimes affected by our encounters with other people. Like I was already thinking of giving up meeting my one last chance, starting to believe maybe God wills it that I am better off single. Then I read the testimonials again, and really it lifts me up, I am happy for them who made it, again maybe not for me, lol! And then I come to this testimonial I think dated January 29, 2013 if my recall is not mistaken, a beautiful success story, for me well written, I enjoyed reading. Really it changes my �mindset� to wait for my one last chance.

If we see what we want to see, why not condition our eyes to see agreeable sight? It is biblical that we strive to focus on what is beautiful, good, etc...to think about such things.

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Posted : 21 Nov, 2013 09:03 AM

Funny, I've been thinking about that verse lately after my pastor referred to it last Sunday, stating how a lot of us just wake up to go on a personal happiness quest rather than seek out what is good, true, noble, honorable, etc.

And yeah, communication is synergetic. You affect others and others affect you. I think it's good to know how that works so that we can be mindful of in what way and to what extent others affect us and how we affect them too and figure out how we can manage that so that we remain in control of our destiny rather than others or even our own knee-jerk thoughts or feelings.

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