Matthew
7:6
Amplified
Bible (AMP)
6 Do not give that which is holy (the sacred
thing) to the dogs, and do not throw your pearls before hogs, lest they trample
upon them with their feet and turn and tear you in pieces.
For the past several months while dealing with a plethora of
difficulties the lesson of ‘do not throw pearls before swine’ has been
painfully brought to my attention.
Apparently this is a common theme right now as we are pushed to look of
things as they are vs. what we hope them to be.
The current energetic pushes us to take off the rose colored
glasses and deal with reality. For most
of us this means making a choice; do we continue to place our energy where
there is no return on investment?
Everyone experiences this at some point in their lives with friends,
lovers and family members. We try our
best to be supportive, lighten the load and create opportunities for loved ones
only to be met with resistance, ungratefulness and sometimes even hostility and
resentment.
This is the dynamic of which Jesus the Christ spoke in the Sermon
on the Mount in Matthew 7:6
6 Do not give that which is holy (the sacred
thing) to the dogs, and do not throw your pearls before hogs, lest they trample
upon them with their feet and turn and tear you in pieces.
This leaves as confused and often upset, so we become more
expansive, more compassionate, more loving only to be accused of being just the
opposite. We pour more of ourselves, our
time and our energy into this person or situation only to be left drained and
thankless.
The lesson here is to take these people or the situation at face
value. To recognize when we’re throwing
pearls before swine. I do not say a
swine as a derogatory term, but rather as an example of where the person’s
consciousness is at that time.
But what does that really mean?
The pearls that we throw are things of value to us; our time, efforts
and love. We are warned that the swine
will trample these things in disregard.
Is this meant to hurt us?
Generally know, because they do not place value where we place
value. They are not in a place to accept
or utilize our gifts. We have all but in
that place, where someone tries to help us and we’re not ready to move. We have resistance to change and each of us needs
to come to it in our own time.
However we also warned that in giving our most precious gifts to
those incapable or unready or simply not willing to accept them that we then
become targets of that frustration. We
have expended the best of us and thus depleted or energy, are supply, in whatever
form that takes, leaving us weakened and vulnerable. Thus we are rent and torn.
Especially in this time of major energetic shifts we need to
ensure our pearls are thoughtfully exchanged.
This is a primary element of self-care.
This is not to say we only give what we can get back. For instance, you may know someone who seems
to need help. If you help them this may
go a variety of ways. They may accept
your help and seem very grateful, but continue to wallow in their situation and
continue needing the same help. If this
is so, set your boundaries and do not become embroiled in their story. Simply trying to solve their problem for them
accomplishes nothing for anyone involved.
You need to accept after helping them that they are choosing their
situation. Maybe they are not ready for
change no matter what you think of their potential.
In another scenario they may even resent your help. Their low self-esteem and sense of being
undeserving may cause them to become hostile towards you.
Or they may accept your help and make a positive life change with
your assistance, when this happens the energy continues in a positive tract and
expands to affect others in a positive way.
The difference between sharing a pearl with someone who
appreciates it and throwing your pearls before swine is that in helping someone
who appreciates it you become stronger and they become stronger, however when
you throw your pearls before swine you’re wasting your efforts. Everyone
deserves a chance, everyone deserves a helping hand, but once that hand is
slapped, you need to pull your hand away and not continue trying to help
someone who does not want or appreciate your help. Put your energy where it is most useful.
Blessings!
Geralyn St Joseph
Wholistic University
Lancaster, PA 17554
808 261-7866
Geralyn@VoiceofSpirit.com
