02/28/22 LOOSE CANNON ALERT

02/28/22 LOOSE CANNON ALERT

I have been thinking about this for a while.

Loose Cannons. We all know people like this.

Sometimes a person makes a thoughtless and unfortunate statement, without any ill intent. That happens.

 

Sometimes people live in a state of thoughtlessness, not maliciously intending to be offensive, but also not taking the steps to change. Over a period of time, if that person is a Christian, he or she will come to realize that he or she is offensive and will seek God's forgiveness and will humbly, and obediently allow God to deliver him from unkindness and insensitivity.

 

THEN THERE ARE THOSE who don't care. Life revolves around them. They don't care what hurtful or harmful things they say. In fact, even as they are being corrected or reproved for saying mean spirited things, they continue and they don't change over the years. They don't care who they hurt or how deeply they hurt them

 

Even if the lack of Christian grace causes that selfish person to think those ugly things in his heart, he can still have enough civility, social grace to keep his nasty, mean mouth shut. These people do not care that they are actually violating God's word and they don't care that they are leading children away from God, the Bible and salvation.

 

We, as Christians often suffer at the words and actions of others, because we want to be kind, loving, forgiving. We choose not to engage, especially if the confrontation will hurt others nearby.

 

BUT IT IS TIME (past time) for those who call themselves Christians to STOP their evil words and deeds; SEEK and SUBMIT to God's grace, making things right with those you have injured. It is time to honor God, heal broken relationships, be of one mind with the Lord and His people.

 

No one has the right to set their own standards when their standards oppose the word of God. No one has the right to lead children away from Biblical truth because they don't like the Biblical standards.

 

Face it, being a loose cannon is actually a deliberate offense against God, His word and His people.