HATERS?

This is a piece written by T.D. Jakes I'm not neccesarily a fan of his but, my cousin sent this to me in one of her many chain emails. I found it to have some truth and wanted to share it so:

Only the Strong Survive, So Beware of Haters..

A hater is someone that is jealous and envious and spends all their
time trying to make you look small so they can look tall. They are very
negative people. Nothing is ever good enough! When you make your mark,
you will always attract some haters... That's why you have to be careful
who you share your blessings and your dreams with because some folk
can't handle seeing you blessed... It's dangerous to be like somebody
else... If God wanted you to be like somebody else. He would have given you
what He gave them. You don't know what people have gone through to get
what they have... The problem I have with haters is that they see my
glory, but they don't know my story... If the grass looks greener on the
other side of the fence, you can rest assured that the water bill is
higher there too. We've all got some haters among us:

Some people don't like it that you can:


* Have a relationship with God
* Light up a room when you walk in
* Start your own business
* Tell a man/woman to get lost (if he/she ain't about the right thing)
* Raise children without both parents being around
* And not ask for a dime from Anyone
* Haters don't want to see you happy
* Haters don't want to see you succeed
* Haters don't want you to get the victory

Most of our haters are people that are supposed to be on our side. How
do you handle the haters who you at least expect to have your guard up
against?

You can handle your haters by:
1. *Knowing who you are & who your true friends are * (VERY
IMPORTANT!!)
2. *Having a purpose to your life *
3. *By remembering what you have is by divine prerogative and not human
manipulation.
* Purpose does not mean having a job. You can have a job and still be
unfulfilled. A purpose is having a clear sense of what God has called
you to be.
Your purpose is not defined by what others think about you. Fulfill
your dreams! You only have one life to live................when its your
time to leave this earth, you want to be able to say,'I've lived my
life and fulfilled my dreams, .........I'm ready to go HOME!

-T.D. Jakes