poll Who can openly admit to being mean sometimes

My vote was I can but -

Years ago an associate at work explained that the word but means - beneath the underlying truth.

I suspect we all have acted in a "mean" way at one time or another towards someone or something. We are human. We are fallible. We are imperfect.

However, that does not mean we are lost because of it, IF we have Jesus in our lives as Lord and Savior.

We have probably all done this at some point in our life time, and it can be forgiven, and a person can one day overcome the seed of bitterness. The biggest mistake we make is not recognizing the invisible enemy that is also good at growing seeds of bitterness in a person, or another way I put it is the enemy is also good at causing infliction and inflicting wounds in a persons' heart, only then to turn an inflicted wound into bitterness, then call you out for your lack of forgiveness ,, why does the enemy do this, well because the enemy is the unforgiven who wants to prove other people can be just as mean as him. and when i say the enemy is the unforgiven, the unforgiving state of mind is his own pride. and sometimes our own downfall too.



We have to pray for our hearts to be as strong as possible, because for us Christians the adversary will inflict and wound and mislead and tempt us until the end because of what Jesus can do for us and in our hearts and for others. Should we become bitter or resentful or start shouting or arguing with this enemy over this, well actually that is what we do until become wise, this is where we need to reserve our energy in our heart and channel our energy else where. A healthy heart and mind is also equally important to the wellbeing of our nature as we are fragile, The enemy will stop at nothing to prove that a person can be unforgiving. Even taking your whole family away. I see it this way that we all need help with forgiving. But only after going through scars myself have i come to learn this, could i say we need to teach people to be ready for a fall or every eventuality of miss fortune. Well emotional scars can heal but can actually take generations too, however through prayer they can be healed. Its a bit like a rescue dog putting their trust in new people once again.. The broken-hearted and the wounded can be healed and carry the next persons wounds un till there healed. Me im just upset for all those who learn that the middle age spread comes at a cost far too late in their life. The false economy of self reasoning to justify unhealthy actions is so misleading.

I suspect we all have acted in a "mean" way at one time or another towards someone or something. We are human. We are fallible. We are imperfect.

However, that does not mean we are lost because of it, IF we have Jesus in our lives as Lord and Savior.

We have probably all done this at some point in our life time, and it can be forgiven, and a person can one day overcome the seed of bitterness. The biggest mistake we make is not recognizing the invisible enemy that is also good at growing seeds of bitterness in a person, or another way I put it is the enemy is also good at causing infliction and inflicting wounds in a persons' heart, only then to turn an inflicted wound into bitterness, then call you out for your lack of forgiveness ,, why does the enemy do this, well because the enemy is the unforgiven who wants to prove other people can be just as mean as him. and when i say the enemy is the unforgiven, the unforgiving state of mind is his own pride. and sometimes our own downfall too.



We have to pray for our hearts to be as strong as possible, because for us Christians the adversary will inflict and wound and mislead and tempt us until the end because of what Jesus can do for us and in our hearts and for others. Should we become bitter or resentful or start shouting or arguing with this enemy over this, well actually that is what we do until become wise, this is where we need to reserve our energy in our heart and channel our energy else where. A healthy heart and mind is also equally important to the wellbeing of our nature as we are fragile, The enemy will stop at nothing to prove that a person can be unforgiving. Even taking your whole family away. I see it this way that we all need help with forgiving. But only after going through scars myself have i come to learn this, could i say we need to teach people to be ready for a fall or every eventuality of miss fortune. Well emotional scars can heal but can actually take generations too, however through prayer they can be healed. Its a bit like a rescue dog putting their trust in new people once again.. The broken-hearted and the wounded can be healed and carry the next persons wounds un till there healed. Me im just upset for all those who learn that the middle age spread comes at a cost far too late in their life. The false economy of self reasoning to justify unhealthy actions is so misleading.

I guess it depends on what you call mean.

I can get mad and tell someone off if I feel someone is being disrespectful or mean to me or others around me. I can say some pretty harsh things if I get really upset. I normally always feel sorry about it a little while later and do apologize even if I don't feel like I wasn't the one who started it.

As far as being mean like being unforgiving, hating others, wishing harm or bad things on others, then no I'm never mean like that.

I guess it depends on what you call mean.

I can get mad and tell someone off if I feel someone is being disrespectful or mean to me or others around me. I can say some pretty harsh things if I get really upset. I normally always feel sorry about it a little while later and do apologize even if I don't feel like I wasn't the one who started it.

As far as being mean like being unforgiving, hating others, wishing harm or bad things on others, then no I'm never mean like that.

I try to be kind, but I'm sure there are times when I can be mean....inconsiderate....rude, etc. After all, we all have our moments, right?

However, that does not mean we are lost because of it

I try to be kind, but I'm sure there are times when I can be mean....inconsiderate....rude, etc. After all, we all have our moments, right?

We have probably all done this at some point in our life time, and it can be forgiven, and a person can one day overcome the seed of bitterness. The biggest mistake we make is not recognizing the invisible enemy that is also good at growing seeds of bitterness in a person, or another way I put it is the enemy is also good at causing infliction and inflicting wounds in a persons' heart, only then to turn an inflicted wound into bitterness, then call you out for your lack of forgiveness ,, why does the enemy do this, well because the enemy is the unforgiven who wants to prove other people can be just as mean as him. and when i say the enemy is the unforgiven, the unforgiving state of mind is his own pride. and sometimes our own downfall too.



We have to pray for our hearts to be as strong as possible, because for us Christians the adversary will inflict and wound and mislead and tempt us until the end because of what Jesus can do for us and in our hearts and for others. Should we become bitter or resentful or start shouting or arguing with this enemy over this, well actually that is what we do until become wise, this is where we need to reserve our energy in our heart and channel our energy else where. A healthy heart and mind is also equally important to the wellbeing of our nature as we are fragile, The enemy will stop at nothing to prove that a person can be unforgiving. Even taking your whole family away. I see it this way that we all need help with forgiving. But only after going through scars myself have i come to learn this, could i say we need to teach people to be ready for a fall or every eventuality of miss fortune. Well emotional scars can heal but can actually take generations too, however through prayer they can be healed. Its a bit like a rescue dog putting their trust in new people once again.. The broken-hearted and the wounded can be healed and carry the next persons wounds un till there healed. Me im just upset for all those who learn that the middle age spread comes at a cost far too late in their life. The false economy of self reasoning to justify unhealthy actions is so misleading.

all sorts i guess,
anything could be considered mean, but we all have our off days sometimes too. I wouldnt think a friend is mean if he was unkind just once to me, but if he kept it up i would wonder why befor i fell out with a friend. sometimes friends dont tell you in words but in actions. the last thing i would want to do is think of a friend as mean, but its intresting to find out what other people consider as being mean. or an event where somebody as really upset them or embarresed them and how they dealt with it.

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