Luke 6:31, King James Version

³¹ And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

1 John 3:18, King James Version

¹⁸ My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

Ephesians 4:32, King James Version

³² And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Colossians 3:13, King James Version

¹³ Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

Philippians 2:3, King James Version

³ Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

I guess it’s time for a rant here. Past time, it seems. I bet that you, whoever you are, are also sick of the poor, and you just don’t know it. I say that because I’m not talking about money. Possibly you already figured that out, if you read the above verses. But just in case, let me make that clear…..I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT MONEY!!!

What I AM talking about is this. People who severely and often have poor character traits that directly affect the person they are dealing with. Everyone fucks up sometimes, and as long as they own it and apologize life goes on. But there are those who let it happen over and over again, and it’s those who are the issue. Here are some examples…..

Making assumptions about a text. Say someone sent someone else a text. The one on the receiving end misunderstood it, and decided they were going to be mad at the sender and not answer. Or worse, that they never wanted anything to do with them again. The way to solve this is not to throw a private hissy fit and pity party. It’s to ask the sender why they sent it, what it meant, etc. Without waiting. (Waiting causes things to fester in your mind.) Because most times the one mad is mad about something that isn’t even so. And to lose a friendship over something so stupid is a trick of the enemy. I suppose, though, that this is why I’ve never seen a spirit-filled believer do this. Just worldly people with no understanding of the part the spirit world plays in these situations.

Breaking plans last minute. Now obviously there are things that come up, but someone who wants to be there will normally find a way to be there. Don’t make plans because you don’t know how to be honest and just say you don’t want to, and then call an hour before time and say you’re sorry but you can’t make it. That’s a crock. And by then probably too late for the other person in the scenario to make alternate plans. Man up (or woman up?), thank you very much!

Pretending to like someone because they have something you want or need, all the while speaking ill about them behind their back, then ditching them when you’ve gotten whatever that thing may be. Fake-liking someone because they will buy you something isn’t ok. Fake-liking someone because they can take you somewhere when everyone on your ‘cool’ list is busy isn’t ok. Fake-liking someone so you have a work buddy and can work countless hours isn’t ok. Fake-liking someone because you’re bored and have no one else to hang out with isn’t ok. Do I need to go on or do you get the picture with this one?

Ignoring someone, or giving them the silent treatment, while counting them as a friend in front of others. I don’t know about you, but once someone has done that to me it’s a huge red flag and I never see them the same again. This is a sure-fire way to make any type of friendship fizzle. It can make something go from hot to cold in two-point-two. And I mean that in every sense of the phrase. Of course there are exceptions, like if the person explains why they did it and apologizes and then truly never does it again, to that person or any other person. But that’s pretty rare and usually only happens if the person gets saved and goes through the deliverance a person who acts like this clearly needs.

Someone who says something to make you look and feel like shit and then ends it with “just kidding”! Never once has anyone who has ever done this to anyone been joking. And of course, it’s the icing on the cake when they do it to you in front of others. Disgusting, huh?

Someone who turns against someone because ‘they heard what they did’. Say someone is cool with someone else, and then along comes a third party and whispers lies to that first someone about the second someone. Then the first someone doesn’t even extend the second someone the courtesy of asking them about it, but instead cuts ties with that second someone, and in some cases even spreads the lie around and convinces others to also cut ties with them. All the while, that second someone is as innocent as they come and never would even think about doing what that third party came along and accused them of. This happens all too often and is always spirits at work. Those who feed into it are usually hellbound in a hand basket and that’s the reason they are able to be used by the spirits in this way.

I’m sure I could go on, but I probably don’t need to. People, please spread the gospel message, complete with the fact that deliverance is available to those who need it. Push prayer and Bible reading whenever possible. This is the only way to stop these behaviors.

*Demonized people who do this, know that it’s been seen through. Every. Single. Time. You know that phrase ‘Bye Felicia!’? Yeah.*