Throughout my life, as a child of the Pentecostal black church, I have heard a lot of sayings and things that I didn’t understand. The carelessness of my youth took it as something the adults just say to stop me from having a good time (ah the liberty of youth). When something began with a “God said” or “The Bible says” or “you know what Pastor says” it was as good as notarized and not to be questioned. It wasn’t until I began to go through my own struggles that I had to search the Bible for myself because others people’s “sayings” were not helping me through.
Paul tells the Thessalonian church to “to do your own business, and to work with your own hands.” Everyone always tell you to mind your business and only worry about yourself, but I think we fail to realize that minding our own business goes beyond butting in others conversations and gossiping. Minding our own business includes not being concerned with others are doing or saying or posting online unless it is directly pointed towards us. I can honestly say that since I have taken this approach, I am a lot less offend-able. I just don’t take things personally anymore and have become a lot less “sensitive,” if you will. Can I still be petty at times? Sure. Who can’t be? I have however learned to examine my pettiness and leave people wondering how I feel instead of letting out a buffet of ratchetness in the midst of my anger…
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