I was sharing with someone recently that I never want to be the one someone settles for. We were discussing a job interview someone had gone on and that this person was told that the position was offered to someone else but if that person didn't accept the position, then, it was theirs. While that may seem like a positive, it carries negative connotations.
If you are the one someone settles for, the one that gets the position if my obvious choice doesn't take it, will the employer ever truly be satisfied with your performance? I ask that because we have all had to settle for things from time to time. And, while they were alright, or acceptable, they never quite measured up to what we thought our first choice was.
Today's word is just a reminder that we shouldn't allow ourselves to be someone that is settled for. Mark Twain once said, "Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option."
Many people have spent their lives, their happiness, pursuing someone that they felt that they couldn't live without, while the person they were pursuing strung them along waiting for another option. It is a tough place to be in; a tough place to find yourself. It is difficult to give up something or someone that you really think is all that, BUT, oftentimes, it is the best thing you can do for yourself.
I know today's post is a little different from most but I just had the thought on my mind this morning that we shouldn't want to be something/someone that is settled for. JESUS loves each of us enough that He died for us. The King of kings and the LORD of lords has adopted me into His family and I shouldn't allow myself to be an option. I think that if you find yourself in a situation where you are one option for someone else, find another someone else. GOD made you more than just a choice.
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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