One of the best pieces of advice we all can learn from is to stop expecting You from Them.
Let’s let that sink in. It may not always be easy because as humans we love and the good ones treat you a certain way and expect the same treatment back, I know I have and then you get disappointed because you are thinking, I would have never done you like that.
People will not show up for you the same way you show up for them.
People will not have the same level of loyalty to you as you may have to them.
Especially in relationships, things that may seem important to you, just may not be as important to the other person and just because when it comes to them you show interest, doesn’t mean they will have the same level of commitment when it comes to you.
Just because you are consistent, supportive and you are willing to do certain things, does not mean you will be met with the same level of intention and effort. And that is ok because you are not them and they are not you!
People also have freedom of choice. Sometimes they may be unwilling and sometimes they lack the capacity. Either way you have to recognize that just because you show up a certain way for people, does not mean they will show up in the exact way for you. You are not them and they are not you.
Chin up and read Isaiah 41:10.