Yeah, I came to this realization a few days ago. Over the past several months I have been assaulted with negativity in the political arena, social issue arena and just about ANY arena you can think of. I do okay with it for a while, but then it happened. I allowed my human nature to transcend my spiritual nature by responding hatefully to a post on Facebook. The worse part of this whole situation is – I was pretty proud of myself.
As a Christian, I believe that it is important to stand by my biblical beliefs, but as a Christian I should do that without being nasty – I should react out of love. I failed in that terribly. It took several days to come to this realization and several more to get the courage up to admit this terrible failing. I am fortunate though, because, God still loves me.
I should state here and now, I will probably fail again – not probably but WILL – but remember to remind me that I am to act out of love and not condemnation. I may not agree with your stand on certain issues but I can allow you to have them without negativity from me, please afford me the same courtesy.
No matter how much of a total butthead I am being – Always remember
God Loves You And So Do I
Michele
Lutheran Ladies Connection 
We all fall down, but confession and repentance are the first step toward doing better!
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