Suspicious

 To be suspicious can be good or bad depending on the circumstances.  We are often told to watch out for suspicious behaviour and report it when appropriate.  Most of us would be suspicious of unknown persons lurking in our neighbourhood who appear to have no motive for being there.  But, being suspicious becomes a shortcoming when we distrust a person or program simply because things are not as we expected them to be. 

 In addiction it was easy to accuse others of things we suspected they did, whether we had proof or not.  Accusing a person without proof causes anger and resentment and perhaps even violence.  In an intimate relationship, a person may be suspicious of their partner if they appear to pay attention to another person and, in a volatile relationship, this may even cause the suspicious person to become violent.   

 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. (Philippians 4:8 NIV)

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, Please help me to be more considerate of others and less inclined to self-protection. I ask for the gift of thinking good thoughts about others rather than finding fault.  Amen

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