James 5: 4-6

Today's reading made me think about the way I should treat others. Unfortunately, sometimes I put myself above others selfishly, trying to only benefit myself. When I do this I am not thinking about others like I should! God tells us to love our neighbors as ourselves, which is such a simple statement, but one of the hardest things to actually put into action. I want to do my best to put myself in the postion of others around me, and try to focus on how I would like to be treated.

There are so many small ways that we can do this that we don't even think about sometimes! I know some specific ways that I'm going to try and work on are things like the way I drive. If someone cuts me off or does something rude on the road, I don't need to think negatively or make a point to make sure they know they made me mad. Instead, I want to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they didn't mean it, or are just having a rough day, and say a little prayer for them. I feel like our reactions to little things like that can make an impact on that person's day. I know that the way I'm going with this is probably a little different, but overall this section made me thing about selfishness and our attitudes towards others. God put us first, so we should show the same selfishness to those around us. :)

Ladies, tonight I would appreciate some of your prayers. I had a doctor's appointment today in the cities for some pain in my chest that I've been having for a while, and was planning on going back to school afterwards, but my doctor wants to check out my chest further by having an ultrasound taken tomorrow to make sure there's nothing in there! So I'm at home for the night, and a little nervous for tomorrow. I'm pretty sure it's nothing serious, but I would still appreciate your prayers! I hope you all are doing well and are having a great week so far. Love you all! :)

Jessica