Matthew 7:1-2 “Don’t pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults – unless, of course, you want the same treatment. That critical spirit has a way of boomeranging.
7:12 Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for them.
this last part is so hard for me. i like doing nice things for other people or taking the initiative to make someone’s life easier, but the problem is, i feel like i often get taken advantage of in return. often they start to expect me to do those things and it was almost like i meant for it to be a nice thing, but instead i just create more work for myself and get bitter about it. how am i supposed to respond to that? it’s not like i want a pat on the back or an “atta-girl” for it, but by me doing something nice was not me volunteering to do it from hereon out. does that make sense? it happens at work all the time and sometimes at home too.
what would be the right thing to do in response? just continue to do it without complaining??
