A few little
white lies, small careless acts, a few unkind thoughts, a bad habit or two, a
wee bit of sexual misbehavior, bouts of selfishness, minor fits of anger, a
little hatred or resentment, occasional dishonesty, small lacks of integrity,
or some other small amount of wrong or indiscretion shouldn’t really matter. It’s
just a little bit. You’re still a nice person right?
17 year old Mary
lied to get into a club one night and her friend went with her. They had
drinks. It was the same night the club was targeted by the state police and
everyone had to show some identification. Mary’s father was one of the officers.
Even though the girls had identification, he knew they were phony. The father
was mad at the owner for allowing minors into his club and gave him a piece of
his mind. The whole club was closed down for the night. And, the club owner
ended up losing his license and the income he needed to provide for his family.
Eventually, he couldn’t pay the mortgage, foreclosed on his home, and had to
move his family to another state to live with his parents.
Mary, on the
other hand, got a slap on the hand and went on with her life. It was just a
little bitty, harmless lie, but with big consequences. It’s a simple story, but
I hope your get the drift of it. If your
little bit of wrong only hurts you that’s one thing, but when it reaches out to
negatively impact other people’s lives it’s another thing.
Some of us get
away with practicing a little wrong here and there, but if you don’t regularly
examine your own heart – your little wrongs will spill over into your
relationships with others. How many people do you know personally that have
been devastated by a “little bit of wrong?”
Most people get hurt by those who
do not “check” their little bit of wrong at the door of their friendships and
relationships with others. So please remember a LITTLE bit of ANYTHING wrong
and negative is still SOME. Out of kindness, work on your “little bit”
of wrongs and the small indiscretions of
your heart before getting involved with others.
Pensacola Helene
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