11/02/2026
“I don’t match the energy, I set the standard.”
WHEW 🙌🏻
I was listening to a podcast and they said this, and goodness gracious did it make me think!
How often do we allow the attitudes and actions of other people to determine OUR attitudes and actions?
Someone is rude to us, so we’re rude right back. Someone gives us an attitude, so we give them one right back. Someone doesn’t show us kindness, so we decide they don’t deserve ours either. But y’all…as followers of Jesus, we aren’t called to match the energy around us. We’re called to be DIFFERENT.
Jesus didn’t tell us to love people only when they love us back. He didn’t tell us to be kind only when someone deserves it. And He certainly didn’t tell us to treat others the way they treat us. He told us to love our enemies. To turn the other cheek. To be a LIGHT in this dark world.
And here’s where that good ol’ Jesus slap comes in…🫣
If my kindness depends on someone else’s kindness, am I really reflecting Jesus? Or am I just reflecting the world around me? I don’t want my attitude to be determined by someone else’s bad day. I don’t want my words to be dictated by someone else’s ugly ones. And I sure don’t want to miss an opportunity to show someone Jesus because I was too busy matching their energy.
Now, am I going to get it right every time? Absolutely NOT. 😂 But goodness, I want to try! “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” — Romans 12:21
So here’s my challenge for us today…Don’t match the energy. Set the standard.
And make sure that standard is JESUS. ❤️