Positive Attitude in Adversity

Life's just funny sometimes.....that's what someone told me :) and that's what I experience....I'm in a new work environment...everything is hunky dory at first...then for no reason at all...at the 2nd month...one by one they begin to shun me....it's weird....I'm always being excluded out of conversations......no lunch invites.......nothing....They just talk to me when necessary...and the conversation ends there....being shunned if you have done them wrong is understandable....but being shunned for no reason at all is just, shall I quote from Shrek, "SUCKETH" This is hard for me..especially if you're so used of being liked by a lot of people...(not that I brag about this...but I usually get along well with most people regardless of their age)

Until this second, the situation is about the same.....and I don't understand why....I talk to someone about this....and he had the same experience....he was shunned for 2 years by his friends....for no reason at all.....So I ask my friend, what does God wants us to learn from this experience...this is his insight...

"God's teaching us how to deal with people... we must choose a positive attitude in spite of their C$%#. Paul chose to be positive even when he was in prison. We must choose to be positive when we are in "prisons" of our own....you are in a bit of a "prison" if you will...a tough spot. Each day you must choose a good attitude and keep looking for the good"

And there's another reading in RBC Website called "What does it take to be wise?". Click HERE to go to the website. In this reading, the author teach us to live by Jesus' example. And this is part of the reading that speaks to me.

Willing to yield—Because it takes two to tangle, one person who is willing to give up the urge to get even can make a difference.

Instead of repaying wrong for wrong, a willingness to return good for evil is an expression of strength rather than weakness. Surrendering to God, instead of merely focusing on the one who has hurt us, enables us to work patiently for an outcome that is:

Full of mercy and good fruit—When our heart is yielded to the wisdom of Christ, we see the value of planting seeds of undeserved kindness while waiting for the fruit of peace.

With the insight that comes from above (3:15-17), we are willing to give others the space they need to think for themselves. In the grace of patience, we give them time to experience the growing influence of Christ in their own lives. Rather than responding to others in a near-sighted and superficial way, we show a wisdom that is:

Without partiality—Earlier in his letter, James wrote about followers of Christ who were inclined to treat people of wealth and influence better than the poor and needy (2:1-10). Now he shows that responding to others without partiality is a way of showing the wisdom and heart of God. Rising above the influence of wealth, social standing, or appearance enables us to live with a wisdom that is:

Without hypocrisy—This seventh identifying mark of wisdom caps the rest. James uses it to celebrate the integrity of the enlightenment God wants to give us. He knows that in our better moments none of us wants to talk the language of faith while practicing the goals and politics of envy and ambition.

From author Mart De Haan.

So, in our adversity, we must try harder to be like Jesus....this is the true meaning of Christianity....don't repay wrong doing with the same thing...instead, choose to do the right thing and return good.......as we see him being crucified without any fight..... it's hard yo !!!! :) but I guess that's a process of cleaning up our inner human.....and becoming a better Christian day by day..... I believe that God will make a way...and I believe that He will not let me in the same situation for more than I can bear.....Pray for me my friends....Thank you.