I am always amused at the sneaky ways the tongue is used. How can someone give a compliment and throw shade at the same time? I don’t even think that it is shade but more of a perpetuation of what they would like others to continue to think about you while they play the victimized peacemaker. Oh, and it is an Oscar winning performance worthy of a standing ovation….and the “world” will provide one time and time again, but God knows different.
Someone times people will take what you have done in the past and continue to use that to smear who you are now to make themselves look good. For example, there is a beast that sits on my tongue and at one point in my life, when provoked, that beast would run wild and tell you off in a heartbeat. Time, wisdom, and the good Lord above have tamed that beast and I don’t handle things like I used to, but that does not stop some special people in my life from constantly making sly remarks, implying that I haven’t changed, or making pedestal posts about who they pretend to be.
I am learning that you have to rest in what God knows about you, people and situations. You can’t chase down lies and the more you continue to try to explain and defend yourself the worse things may sometimes become. You have to allow God to be your defender and rest in the fact that God knows even if everyone else believes a lie.
Scriptures:
Psalm 12:2-3