Lord, please help me to change - Judith Couchman

Sometimes God uses other peopleto confirm our need to change.ou know , your competitive attitud e ha s caused problem swith you r friends, " she venture d whil e sittin g a t m y din -ing room table , watching me iron clothe s in th e kitchen ."What?" I shot back . "Wh o tol d yo u that ? Yo u don't eve nlive in thi s town ! You're neve r around m e lon g enough t o kno wwhat I'm like. " I wanted t o throw the iron a t her .Hurt an d furious , I closed dow n th e conversatio n a s quickl yas possible. She planned t o stay the weekend an d I didn't wan t t ospend i t fighting. S o I composed mysel f and playe d th e graciou shostess, even thoug h I felt horrible .Back then , confrontatio n didn't see m lik e th e "nice " thin gto do, especiall y t o a friend. So when thi s woman confronte d me ,I interpreted i t as disloyalty and rejection . However , i n th e nex tyear he r commen t prompte d m e t o evaluate m y attitudes an duncover a need fo r change. Th e discover y fel t painful, but it' sbeginning t o reap preciou s reward s in relationships and persona lsatisfaction.Slowly, I'm learnin g tha t i f you don't shoo t th e messenger ,she might prov e valuable .8