"You Are Not a Doormat!"

"ARISE, WALK THROUGH THE LAND IN THE LENGTH OF IT AND IN THE BREADTH OF IT; FOR I WILL GIVE IT UNTO THEE". Genesis 13:17 KJV (Capitals are mine for emphasis)RESPECT THE CALLING OF GOD IN YOUR LIFE, AND DON'T LET FRIEND OR FOE NEGATE THE DIVINE VISION WHICH YOU HAVEDon't let usurpers disrespect your dreams, and walk all over you. You are the one to do the walking--over and above your circumstances--claiming the promises which God has given you. You are not a doormat where people thoughtlessly wipe mud off their feet at your expense. Don't allow yourself to be run over by a truck driver, leaving tire tracks on your face. Respect the calling of God in your life, and don't let friend or foe negate the divine vision which you have by their negative attitudes and belittling remarks.GOD DELIGHTS IN "SPREADING A TABLE FOR YOU IN THE PRESENCE OF YOUR ENEMIES" Everything God wants you to be and to do has already been deposited in you. But, there will always be those around you who will either by design or thoughtlessness try to rob you of your spiritual inheritance. They do not see what you see, and will take sport in mocking you, and labeling you as being incapable of achieving your full potential. God delights in "spreading a table for you in the presence of your enemies". It is His desire to bless you so much that it will either shut their mouths, or cause them to flee muttering unintelligible grunts. They will "come in one way, and leave in confusion, seven ways".
REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THOSE WHO WOULD PUT YOU DOWN, AND CAST YOU IN AN UNFAVORABLE LIGHTAchieving your dreams will not take place, and unfold automatically. It is important to know that first of all you must "arise". If you have arisen, and are "walking through the land throughout its length and breadth", you cannot be kicked in the face, and have others wipe their feet on you. You are no longer a doormat. Remove yourself from those who would put you down, and cast you in an unfavorable light. If you look for their approval, they will never lift you up, but will continue to drag you down. If they insist on hanging on, it is time to serve them with an ultimatum, "Either you speak good things into my life, or go somewhere else. From this time on I refuse to accept your garbage". For some reason, it is a prevalent practice in our generation for friends to put others down with smart remarks, which in reality are not smart, but ignorant. These people are known as "dream discouragers and vision destroyers". Who needs it!?!NO MORE BEING KICKED IN THE MOUTH. GET UP, TAKE YOUR STAND, AND LET NO ONE PULL YOU BACKThe time has come to put your foot down, and say, "Enough is enough!" Do not put it with it any longer. The typical retort is, "Oh, I was just joking". This is not funny. There is nothing humorous about it. When someone in your life "jokes" like this, they are trying to communicate a message to you, endeavoring to use humor, while criticizing you. As you arise in obedience to accomplish all you have been called to do, some will go with you, but there will be others you will have to leave behind. No more being kicked in the mouth. Get up, take your stand, and let no one pull you back. God has commanded, "Go forward. No looking back!" There is a bright future in store for you, and no time to waste arguing with those who would try to bring you down to their level.