Good Morning folks,
I woke up early enough but I got a really late start writing…I
have been wrestling with this word and how to bring it for some time and I’ve
come to the conclusion that there is just no delicate or diplomatic way to
broach the subject because the subject in and of itself makes people swollen
with PRIDE. I know I’m about to step on toes, crush corns and stomp bunions
with this one: as my housemate said yesterday, I love this quote: Comfort the
afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
I’m pretty easy going for the most part..I do have my issue
with pride so I go off the rails periodically when I feel I’m disrespected or
being played; I think we can all attest to that character defect on occasion.
But, every so often you run across that special individual that are so
waaaaaaaay over in Canaan, all off in glory or so stuck in their piety that they
are no Earthly good. I struggle with this because I cannot believe that in this
day and age that there are still people who refuse to evolve and grab hold of
the true meaning of the gospel; LOVE! I’m not talking about blindly accepting
everything that comes your way, let’s keep it real, there are just some things
that believers cannot do, should not do and should not accept. 1 Corinthians
10: 23-24 23 All things are lawful, but
not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things edify. 24
Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbor.…
But we must learn to battle, refute and refuse these things
without judgment and condemnation Matthew 18:15 – 16 15 "If your brother
sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won
your brother. 16 "But if he does not listen to you, take one or two
more with you, so that BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY FACT MAY BE
CONFIRMED.…
Galatians 6: 1 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in
a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But
watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.
Nowhere does it say that you get all indignant. Nowhere does
it say you publicize his/her business. Nowhere does it say to condemn and
castigate.
When is the last time you prayed for anyone with selfless
motives? When the last time you acknowledged a broken spirit and did what is was
in YOUR power to restore it?
My judgment - is that
we MUST stop treating people like things; we MUST stop treating people like
they’re disposable. We MUST stop assessing people’s value and worth based on
our desires…
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