Transformation

Did you ever attend a meeting in which you asked a question and were ignored? Then a minute later someone else asks the same question and the leader responds to it? I had that happen twice and here is my take on it. People tend to make an assessment or judgment about another person from early encounters. So if you are passing through a period of acting like an idiot, immature, irresponsible, self-centered, then this is how you are perceived. Well enough. We reap what we sow.

What happens if you let grace work in your life? Years pass and a transformation takes place within you. You become a bit of a different person, all God meant for you to be. We see this in recovery programs which believe in transformation. Recovery from addiction is change. But in some organizations, we only preach transformation. We don't really believe in it. In these organizations, years pass and you meet up with a person who "knew you when." Their opinions have remained unchanged. You may act differently, but they do not, in their dealings with you. That is why you will be ignored in meetings that are run by those same people you have not seen much of in years. I have come to accept this, but I do ignore those meetings. It saves a lot on airfare too.