Remember that one of the tactics of the devil is to use generalities in his attacks. When generalities are used to malign our character we know there is no evidence that we were guilty of the charges.
Those who have legitimate complaints about anyone will have specific things that were done to prove what they are saying. They will have a story, what he or she specifically did with details.
There are many people these days who will take an innocent sentence and reframe its meaning to be nothing at all what was meant. We see this happening right now with our President. The Democrats are repeating over and over again general and vague statements without proof, using those generalities and the vagueness as though it alone is the proof.
When you hear someone say; "So and so" was mean spirited and rude, you might want to ask for the details that prove this was true. If there are no details or suddenly the conversation seems to drift to other things you may be experiencing someone who wants to believe something about someone but has no evidence that what they choose to believe is actually true.
A good example of this was a young girl who was being baby sat by her brother. This older brother loved to dominate and control his sister when he could get away with it. During one of the times he was watching her for the evening, he nagged and forced her to come to the garage where he insisted she lift weights. She was only about 12 years old, had no interest in lifting weights but was accused by her brother of being rebellious because she said she was not going to lift weights.
The brother was not wise enough to know that lifting weights for a young girl could damage her organs making it dangerous for child birth later. All the brother cared about was forcing his sister to do something he knew she hated doing. Something unnecessary and no where commanded in Scripture.
Using this refusal to lift the weights the brother labeled her "rebellious." She was not rebellious toward her parents nor was she this way in school, but because she asserted herself against the weight lifting this brother attempted to make her feel stupid and evil for not doing what he wanted her to do.
Sadly this was a common occurrence with this brother all through her growing up years. His continual attempts to force her to do useless and meaningless things merely to dominate her left her depressed often. She managed to lift herself above the depression regularly to fight back remaining staunch that she would not be bullied.
These are common tactics of the devil as he uses family members to place restrictions and arbitrary rules that God never commanded on those he wishes to control.
Many of us have been accused of judging others when all we were doing was adhering to the scripture to prove our assertions. Perhaps we spoke specifically in details and then explained by the scripture why this was wrong.
The retort of the devil is; "you are mean spirited" or "I don't think you are right" without any discussion as to the implications of the specific acts.
Those who love their sin and love those who sin often will ignore the assertion in favor of evaluating falsely our character. If they can make us look bad for staying to scripture then they can dismiss everything we say. Don't be agitated by this, they do it to God too.
Personally I cannot understand those who love to dominate others, they are gaining nothing except a momentary high on their ability to demean and humiliate someone else. After the act is over there is only left a broken and demolished relationship that very likely will never recover, unless of course if the bully would repent, confess openly their hideous sin and proceed to never do it again. We know this is rare, any confrontation with the bully is usually met with rage and resistance to repentance and reconciliation.
Those who will not confess their sin leave a wake of broken relationships in their path. They gain absolutely nothing, all gain they think they have is only in their own minds.
We see this in families often and more blatantly now we see it in politics. The Democrats are narcissists on every level, having a tantrum as a six year old bratty child would when they can't have their own way.
I truly have never seen anything like what is going on now in government as the bullies pull out all the stops without restraint thinking this will get them what they want. Perhaps it will eventually but for now I am convinced just like the family bully the narcissists in politics will lose power because of their immoral tactics and lies.
Proverbs 29:8-10 "…8 Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger. 9 If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution. 10 Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.…"
There is no reasoning with the bully who cares only about himself. Keep that in mind before attempting to have a discussion about anything with them.
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