{"id":5524,"date":"2015-01-31T15:01:44","date_gmt":"2015-01-31T21:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lovingonme.com\/?p=5524"},"modified":"2017-04-03T10:43:29","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T15:43:29","slug":"hey-thats-idea-stole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/2015\/01\/31\/hey-thats-idea-stole\/","title":{"rendered":"Hey, That’s My Idea. You Stole It!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Thief\"<\/a>Has anyone ever stolen your idea? Maybe you woke up one day and checked social media, only to find that one of your “friends” has launched a campaign confusingly similar your own. Or perhaps you’ve been sitting in a meeting, and suddenly one of your colleagues spouts off an idea that you just shared with her last week. Only they don’t credit you for it, they pass it off as their own. Or worse – say “we” came up with the idea, knowing darn well they had nothing to do with it!<\/p>\n

Well, that’s the kind of week I’ve had. They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery. But sometimes, it feels a little more like\u00a0theft.\u00a0Especially when we’ve worked hard to put our ideas into action.<\/p>\n

So what should we do? Do we rise up and give those idea snatcher’s\u00a0the business, or do we relax, knowing that God has it all under control? I had to really think about it,\u00a0because for a moment, little me really wanted to get them told.<\/p>\n

I know it may seem small and petty, but truth is, I was hurt. Because\u00a0it stings a bit when people we should be able to trust try to take what’s ours,\u00a0especially when we’re willing to share. When it happened a few days ago just thinking about it ratcheted\u00a0up my blood pressure. But then\u00a0a\u00a0quiet voice on the inside spoke up and said, but is it really yours?<\/p>\n

Yes!! It’s mine. It came from my mind. I trademarked it. I work every day to grow it. It. is. mine. Oh okay, said the voice, cause I thought it was His. I thought you were His, too.<\/p>\n

Ugh! I hate that small voice sometimes. You know the one that won’t let us act out without tickling our spirit with the truth? That one! Just when you’re about to handle things, it pipes up with a different perspective, and throws your shenanigans all of course. Even what feels like justified behavior, can take a different turn.<\/p>\n

As I sat quietly thinking about what to do next, the small voice started speaking again.<\/p>\n