Et Tu Brute

The two most famous stories of betrayal deals with mean whose
initials were J. C.  Nothing hurts more
than the betrayal of a friend…in high school you may remember reading the story
of Julius Caesar, if so, you remember the famous line “Et Tu Brute” which means
“Even you, Brutus?”  A questioned asked
by Julius Caesar as he was repeatedly stabbed not only by his enemies, but his good
friend Brutus as well.     Many
of you don’t have to imagine how Julius Caesar felt because you know exactly
how it feels to be betrayed.  To have a
friend stab you in your back, use what was confided as a weapon, sleep with
your partner and to have your trust abused. You know what it feels like to be
smiled at, yet when you walk away; daggers are placed in your back.

We all have a “Brutus” in our lives… Maybe your “Brutus” is
a friend, co-worker, boss, church member or sadly to say, a family member.   Every “Brutus”
is not there to stab us in our back; some of them dig ditches hoping we’re
going to fall into them.   The most noted
betrayal of all times is the betrayal of Jesus Christ.  Yep Jesus, He even had a Brutus and his name
was Judas.  Betrayed with a simple kiss
and for a measly 30 pieces of silver, Judas sold Jesus out…    So if Jesus could be betrayed, you know
your chances are pretty high….

You’re wondering where we’re going with this, so let us get
straight to the point…    There are going to be people you know and
some you don’t who will attempt to set you up, assassinate your character and dig
ditches for you to fall in.  They’re going
to smile in your face, listen to your dreams and aspirations and when they feel
the time is right, they’re going to stab you in your back with lies, rumors and
gossip.  You may even feel like Julius
Caesar and think “Et Tu” (Even you)…  But
the difference between you and Julius Caesar is, you know something he didn’t… 

The truth is…  Weapons
are going form against you, but they’re going to fail.  Nothing they do to hurt you will prosper,
this is God’s word.  There will be
attempts to block, hinder and stop you, but everything is going to fail.  In these times you must remember one thing,
YOU CAN’T RETALIATE.  As hard as it may
seem, YOU CAN’T STOOP TO THEIR LEVEL… 
Your weapon is KINDNESS….  You are
not responsible for what they do to you, but you are responsible for what you
do to them.  How you react is what you
will reap, so don’t sow a harvest you can’t live with.  When your “Brutus” stands before you, smile
in their face, say “Et Tu Brute”, and walk off… 
If you remember, Brutus nor Judas stories ended well…