Threatening

If someone is threatening us it is best to avoid them. But sometimes God puts us in situations where we cannot avoid them. The hardest thing for us to understand is that these people seek control without fearing the consequences. I am naturally passive. I dont speak threatening words. Over the years of cursing I have that I do not need to speak threats but I also need to defend myself. Ive dealt with this type of person a lot. And one of the puzzling things about these people is that our warning and defending does not register. For some reason the more we set boundaries in an attempt to stand our ground the less they feel that it matters. Some people have no feeling after a confrontation. What we think is a big deal is not a big deal in their minds.

But God has made us dangerous through seeking the most freedom in any relationship. If Christ says that all day long He held out grace to Israel but they dashed themselves against the Stone of offense then in this sense as we warn them and simply give them scripture..our weakness is very dangerous. God does not need to oppose a proud person in the since of giving them pain for pain. But He allows them the most freedom to dig their own pit. Now listen the more we are the good guy the greater God becomes the bad guy.

Now listen everyone will argue to your face that they are wise and are right. There is no one who acts in a way because they believe they are wrong. You cant separate a person from how they think translating into how they justify their actions. The only hope for any human being is to place justice in Gods hands.

I am a professional at this. I never attempt to prove that I am right. I simply defend myself with Gods word. But I never place myself as important enough to be the judge or attempt to insert myself beyond a warning. Because I have cursed for so long it has become obnoxious for me to take the judgement in my own hands. I simply rise up to the real judgement and let that person break themselves against the law that they are using for control.

See this is what I do not understand. People say ...This guy curses he is dangerous. But actually Im being just and that means I am most free. Im blessed because I experience mystery. I found the secret to freedom. But people will judge me because they think leaving it in Gods hands is the same thing as attacking someone. How can repeating scripture be such a threat to people? Its like denying the validity of what you are saying you live by. Ive experienced such freedom in my life that Ive enjoyed the company of drunks... partied with the best of them... because they at least did not attempt to use the law to destroy someone. Ive experienced a oneness of the purpose of God with the worse sinners.