My phone number is...........
visioncgbc | March 19, 2008 06:09
I have watched alot of Discovery Health since my health issues over the past few months. One of the things that is on alot are children and newborns who have major deformities. All kinds of things from dwarfism, to conjoined twins, to large facial tumors on the face, to one child who lacked something that caused him to grow to gigantic size as a young child. You'd never do something as stupid as saying something to bring attention to the fact these children have these issues. You know they know. You know the parents know. It makes my heart hurt, but God is a God of full knowledge and understanding and reason beyond what I comprehend.
Do you know anybody who has a spiritual deformity? Psalms 14 He who is pregnant with evil and conceives trouble gives birth to disillusionment. NIV Translation
Many of us have this same attitude towards our brothers and sisters who are struggling with sin. We feel like they already know they have this problem and we'd just make them feel worse if we say something. Please hear me-I AM NOT talking about legalism here. I'm 100% against that. I'm not talking about judging someome because I feel like I'm better than them or more spiritual than them. I'm talking about saying something if God tells me to because I am their friend and I love them. Galatians 6 1-3 Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day's out. Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ's law. If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.The Message Translation
This goes against the grain for me in every way. But if I love, shouldn't I/we? This seems like such a tall order to fill, but would God have said to do it, and not meant it? Of course not. I believe when we let the Holy Spirit do the talking, we won't have to worry about what we say because we're not saying it, He is.
I know what you're thinking "I'm going to start with Gina. I'm going to call her and tell her she is addicted to coffee and she shouldn't be drinking three pots of coffee a day." Oh now you want my phone number? It's 1-800-noneofyourbusiness. I know I have problems. I told myself just before I wrote this blog.
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