No one can make you feel average without your consent. Ingratitude and criticisms are inevitable in the race ; they either leave you stronger or rip you off of the little courage you've gotten so far.
Ingratitude are borne out of people's nature, just like the story of the frog and the scorpion. The scorpion said; let me hop on your back and cross the water, the frog resisted but after much talk, the Scorpion persuaded the frog in a 50/50 way and the frog yielded to him, as they got to the center of the river, the Scorpion stung the frog. And the frog said but you promise not to sting me, the scorpion replied, its my nature.
So thats it, people exhibit their nature in everything they do, what to do is to learn how to expect Ingratitude.
The only way to avoid criticism is to do nothing and be nothing. Those who do things inevitably stir up criticism.
Never judge people by what is said about them by their enemies.
We are not called to respond to criticism; we are called to respond to God. Often criticism will present the best platform which to proclaim the truth .
Most of the time, people who are either envious or uninformed. They usually say things that have no impact whatsoever upon truth.
Pay no attention to criticism. "Trust in the LORD, and do good" (psalm37:3), knowing that in the end all your works would be rewarded.
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