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Not worth tears? I was speaking from my calling and you attacked me for being and doing what God made me for. Please do not gloss over the significance of what I'm saying in that.
The fact is that you hurt me deeply. This is the first day I have dared come back in 2-3 weeks, and I considered never coming back at all. I am not sure what God and I will want to do going forward, but I decided I would at least deal with the matter that now exists. Also, I could see after the incident itself that Satan had been confusing and exaggerating things to make it worse, but what you said was completely out of line, just saying hurtful things to draw blood. I may call people out for bad behavior, but I always do it with their needs in mind, and contrary to your accusations, I never insult people over mere disagreement.
There is a proper place for cutting to the heart, and then there is just stabbing at others. The former takes great care, love, divine training, and continual walking with God. You didn't get there. You also consequently demonstrated quite well why you are not qualified to assess me or others on such matters, at least at this time. I know many like to quote the beginning of Matthew 7, but consider the whole first paragraph and understand that all judges/judging are/is not equal.
“Do not judge so that you will not be judged. For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and behold, the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye."
I don't give up on you as a brother-in-Christ, but you have much to learn, especially about judgment and place. I also wonder if you even realized that the discussion you decided to insert yourself into spanned multiple threads and not just the one you commented on. Either way, I pray that you will hear me, or else that God will get through to you on what you need so you can truly become the man I think you really want to be.
But then that is what I am after with people in pretty much every encounter I have on here - hoping to get through to them so they can truly become the godly person they really want to be. If you don't like what it looks like, that is your problem, not mine. I make no apology for not being called to mere niceness. Rather, I am called to speak the truth that changes lives.
The fact is that you hurt me deeply. This is the first day I have dared come back in 2-3 weeks, and I considered never coming back at all. I am not sure what God and I will want to do going forward, but I decided I would at least deal with the matter that now exists. Also, I could see after the incident itself that Satan had been confusing and exaggerating things to make it worse, but what you said was completely out of line, just saying hurtful things to draw blood. I may call people out for bad behavior, but I always do it with their needs in mind, and contrary to your accusations, I never insult people over mere disagreement.
There is a proper place for cutting to the heart, and then there is just stabbing at others. The former takes great care, love, divine training, and continual walking with God. You didn't get there. You also consequently demonstrated quite well why you are not qualified to assess me or others on such matters, at least at this time. I know many like to quote the beginning of Matthew 7, but consider the whole first paragraph and understand that all judges/judging are/is not equal.
“Do not judge so that you will not be judged. For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and behold, the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye."
I don't give up on you as a brother-in-Christ, but you have much to learn, especially about judgment and place. I also wonder if you even realized that the discussion you decided to insert yourself into spanned multiple threads and not just the one you commented on. Either way, I pray that you will hear me, or else that God will get through to you on what you need so you can truly become the man I think you really want to be.
But then that is what I am after with people in pretty much every encounter I have on here - hoping to get through to them so they can truly become the godly person they really want to be. If you don't like what it looks like, that is your problem, not mine. I make no apology for not being called to mere niceness. Rather, I am called to speak the truth that changes lives.
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