Thursday, April 07, 2011

Need prayers regarding a personal problem

If anyone's out there reading this...can I ask you a prayerful favor?
Let me first explain that while I'm not a professional photographer, I occasionally bring a camera with me to work. I enjoy photographing the outdoors, nature, interesting things or places, etc. Sometimes people get in the way and I don't intend to take their picture, so if it happens, it's purely by accident or coincidence.
There's a college student who lives in my building. A few months ago I was taking pictures of the landscape. This same person, in the distance of the landscape, saw the camera aimed in their general vicinity, assumed it was pointed at them, and falsely accused me of taking their picture. . I explained myself, and said that I was taking pictures of the landscape and nature, but they refused to believe me and continued hurling accusations and ranting and raving. I walked away, since by that point I'd already explained it to them twice and had told them everything while they continued in their tirade. Since then, they have gone out of their way to snub me and express their dislike of me by resorting to childish behavior...making comments when they see me, verbally harassing me, turning their back to me if they see me approaching, etc. They act conceited IMO and while I understand their supposed need to do these things, I'm trying not to let them bother me. They get very upset if they think I'm even looking in their direction, even tho I've done everything in my power to show them that I do not carry a camera around all the time, and that I have NO interest whatsoever in taking pictures of people. Of course none of this matters to them, they believe whatever they want to believe and I can't change their mind.
I would like prayer support for the Lord to help me in this situation, and if possible or it be His will, for the Lord to do something about them. I don't handle situations like this very well and while the fleshy part of me wants to reach out and wring their neck or seek revenge, the Christian in me knows I must forgive and pray for them. So, I'm praying and asking for your prayers too.
Thank you.

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