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Thoughtlessly Causing Hurt

Luke 6:31 (KJV) "And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise."

This is considered as the Golden Rule to live by and I think it is one of the rules that all people should follow, as well as many more that are found in the Word of God. In the Book of Matthew 7:12, it says, "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets."

It seems that there are a lot of Christians today that are trying to tell everyone else how to live! Wow, I think that is just amazing that someone would think that they have got it all together enough to be able to look at othersÔÇÖ lives and try to fix their problems! Oh, yes many times it is done in a joking, kidding, or picking way, but feelings still are hurt and hard feeling are started just because someone was INCONSIDERATE of others! I totally despise the demonic spirit of Inconsideration, TOTALLY!

Here is the meaning of the word, Inconsiderate; "Thoughtlessly causing hurt," now I ask you, should that demonic spirit be a part of a ChristianÔÇÖs life? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!!!

a little girl that was playing outside, her mother called for her to come in and eat. The little girl sat down at the table and her mother placed her plate in front of her. Once again, like many times before the little girl noticed that her mother had gloves on, which was nothing new, because her mother wore gloves every waking hour of the day. The little girl had never asked her mother why she wore the gloves, she just went about her day, but today was different.

Suddenly the little girl asked her mother, "Mother, why do you always wear gloves, I have never seen you without them?" The mother gave many excuses why she wore the gloves, but only to cover up the real reason. Next the little girl asked her mother, "Mother, please take off the gloves so that I can see how beautiful the skin is on your hands." After much pleading by the little girl, the mother took off the gloves. When the gloves were removed the little girl could not believe what she saw, quickly covering her eyes. The little girl, amazed by the scares on her motherÔÇÖs hands, told her mother, "Mother, those are the ugliest hands I have ever seen! What happened to hands?" The mother answered,

"When you were a little baby, our house caught on fire. The house was totally engulfed in flames and you were in your room, in your bed. Quickly, I fought through the flames to get to you. By the time I got to your room, the house was one ball of fire! I took a blanket and wrapped you up so that you would not get burned and made my way, with you in my arms through the burning house to safety. I was able by God's help to get to you and carry you to safety, but my hands were burned very badly and since that day my hands have been scared and are very ugly."

The little girl, after hearing the story that she had never been told, started crying, then she took her motherÔÇÖs hand and placed them to her face and said, "Mother, your hand are so beautiful, so warm, so caring, they are the hands that saved me from the fire."

Folks, don't tear down anyone until you have walked a mile in their shoes.