Leave Your Vomit

The other day I was struggling with the knowledge that someone I knew didn't like me. I had done nothing wrong, I hadn't spoken badly about them, or hurt them in any way, they just didn't like me – or they were threatened by me. This matter was consuming an incredible amount of my time as I would run though the "what if's" in my head. "Maybe they would feel warmer toward me if I acted this way... or did this." I wanted them to like me.

I came to realize that it just wasn't going to happen. God reminded me of Prov. 26:11: "As a dog returns to his own vomit..." and I realized that was what I was doing. I was never going to get this person to like me. I did everything in my power to live in peace with them, but it was not my problem, it was theirs. Yet, I kept going back to the situation and trying to remake it. It was like I was returning to my vomit and trying to dress it up with flowers, or thinking: "Maybe if I imagine it is beautiful, that will make it better." But God said: "It's still vomit."

Sometimes we need to leave our vomit behind - whether it is a bad relationship, a hurtful situation or a painful memory. We do all we can to be at peace with what happened, but there comes a time when we realize: "It's still vomit." Leave it behind.

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