Today's we are going to talk about another aspect of Love. Today's topic is rudeness. Before we get into this, I want to you notice that again, this is not a feeling. Love is not concerned with whether or not you feel rude. That doesn't even sound right. Love doesn't act rudely. This should be a fairly simple one as we all have been around people who are rude.
I can't tell you that I am around very many people who I would consider just openly rude. I don't have any friends that would call someone something ugly to their face. And honestly, I wouldn't either. But let's think about rudeness for just a minute. Did you know that as we are studying love, no where in the Bible does it say that the person who we are rude to has to know about it to make it unloving.
Ladies, have you ever noticed some other girl who looked like maybe you wished you did and said something to your girlfriend about how she was dresses. The reality is she's probably dressed fine but you are a little jealous because maybe you can't dress that way? Guys, have you ever seen a guy driving a nicer car than you and said something rude about the guy just because you are jealous that you can't drive what he drives (I confess I have done this one.). Well guess what? That's rude. Whether or not the other person heard you, doesn't matter.
Now I can hear someone saying, "Well if they didn't hear it, what does it hurt?" That's easy. It hurts your faith. How? Well, doesn't the Bible say that faith works by love? (Galatians 5:6) If we aren't walking in love, it will hinder our faith. Before I go farther, I don't want anyone to stand in condemnation and you need to know that God is a graceful, merciful God. I know this because there are several places where I have acted unlovingly and God is blessing us tremendously.
But here's the thing - I don't want ordinary faith. I was in a Starbuck's several months ago and there was a girl in a wheelchair. I wanted to pray for her and see her healed and out of that chair. When I thought about it, I heard the Lord say, "If you pray for it, I will back it." I know it was the Lord's voice! Guess what I did! Nothing! I left that girl in that wheelchair and left the store without speaking to her. Why? My faith wasn't strong enough. I want my faith to be stronger and stronger every day. I've had a vision for a long time of us walking into hospitals and emptying them because God healed every person in them.
That type of dream doesn't come to reality with weak faith. That's why I am working to get rude behavior out of my life.
That's another Opinion of the Minion.
Ladies, have you ever noticed some other girl who looked like maybe you wished you did and said something to your girlfriend about how she was dresses. The reality is she's probably dressed fine but you are a little jealous because maybe you can't dress that way? Guys, have you ever seen a guy driving a nicer car than you and said something rude about the guy just because you are jealous that you can't drive what he drives (I confess I have done this one.). Well guess what? That's rude. Whether or not the other person heard you, doesn't matter.
Now I can hear someone saying, "Well if they didn't hear it, what does it hurt?" That's easy. It hurts your faith. How? Well, doesn't the Bible say that faith works by love? (Galatians 5:6) If we aren't walking in love, it will hinder our faith. Before I go farther, I don't want anyone to stand in condemnation and you need to know that God is a graceful, merciful God. I know this because there are several places where I have acted unlovingly and God is blessing us tremendously.
But here's the thing - I don't want ordinary faith. I was in a Starbuck's several months ago and there was a girl in a wheelchair. I wanted to pray for her and see her healed and out of that chair. When I thought about it, I heard the Lord say, "If you pray for it, I will back it." I know it was the Lord's voice! Guess what I did! Nothing! I left that girl in that wheelchair and left the store without speaking to her. Why? My faith wasn't strong enough. I want my faith to be stronger and stronger every day. I've had a vision for a long time of us walking into hospitals and emptying them because God healed every person in them.
That type of dream doesn't come to reality with weak faith. That's why I am working to get rude behavior out of my life.
That's another Opinion of the Minion.
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