Can I pivot from these issues to more significant information? Sometimes I can't. Sometimes it is part of my job description to peruse the gossip columns and the banter of unethical querries. What do I do? Pray! Pray! Pray! Pray before you open that email. Pray before you open your mouth, in response to an accusation. Pray before you listen to that accusation about another. Ask God to give you, as it were, a way to say, I refuse to accuse someone who hasn't been tried in a court of law. Pray for a spiritual "nom de plume" a preface which covers the entire subject, like "I speak as a fool..." Give your soul a break from all speech and talk for a while and keep yourself in clear communication with your prayer partners for accountability sake.
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"In the multitude of words, sin is not lacking"I own that my wordiness in work convicts me, Lord! I am guilty. Cleanse and heal me, Lord! Help me to redeem the words for your glory and not to project myself as judge or jury. But to learn to debase self and self-serving speaking and postings and exalt you and your highest principles, using words. There but for the grace of God... In Jesus' name. Amen
There but for the grace of God is a great place to start.
As I was pondering my own experiences of falling short...
I could never hope to stand as a judge against these people, but thinking people must discuss these things, if we hope to rise from our current state of affairs...etc.
