Have you noticed that many people are becoming a part of the
bickering, slandering and thoughtlessly critical of others? The news, Facebook,
Twitter and everywhere we look or listen. Not only are we nasty toward one
another but also we lack wisdom in our communication. While honest disagreement
is natural the way we communicate our disagreement has grown cancerous.
If someone states an opinion that we believe is wrong we criticizing
it and him or her. If later they begin to change their opinion toward what we
though was good we do not say great they have come around to a wiser position
we criticize the change instead of complementing them on being wise.
We have become so consumed with criticism that we have become
mockers and nasty to the point that we become even viler than the people or
ideas we are critical of.
Jesus was hard on those whom put on the face of righteousness
and goodness while being hate filled and vile. Some today do this and think
that it allows them to be hateful and nasty toward others
WE have moved beyond that to outwardly being harsh and
claiming that our harshness is actually kindness, goodness and truth.
Blessed (happy, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable) is the
man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [following
their advice, their plans and purposes], nor stands [submissive and inactive]
in the path where those who violate God’s ways, nor sits down [to be
comfortable] where the scornful [and the mockers] gather. Psalm 1:11
