July 3rd, 2008
Phoney Baloney
» Posted in Thoughts in the Key of Life at 9:24 am
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PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH,PHONEY PEOPLE WITH PHONEY LIVES,UGHHH, TRY LIVING IN THE REAL WORLD, AND STOP TRYING TO GET SYMPATHY,STOP PONCING
Someone wrote this on a MySpace page. Good advice to a point. (what, no spell check—it’s phony not phoney. Phoney is what you call people on isn’t it? Just kidding around)
Not too sure who they were trying to send a message to but it doesn’t matter.
If you don’t know anything about someone how can you say if they are real or not real?
If you never took the time to actually meet a person, How can you tell anything at all about them?
If you never had a “conversation” in person or online, to a point, how are you able to set yourself up as judge of a person’s personality and character.
Yet many people are involved in character assassination each and every day! They set themselves up on the “Chair of Moses” and pass judgment. Now there is a real difference of judging someone compared to stating that someone is acting in a particular way, ie. your childish vs. your acting childish. One deals with a person’s abilities and what they are able to do and the other deals with what people see in how you act and what you do! Actions speak volumes! For instance, If you say you are a friend then steal something from me, how can I trust you?
Therefore, one should not say one thing, like can’t wait to meet you, and then given the chance to do so, not follow up. That just ain’t right. Those are the true phoney people. The ones that hide in cyberspace and actually ponce, which I found out means to act childish.
We are taught to do ALL things with love and meekness. Doesn’t mean we would love all the things you do nor would sit by and let you walk all over us. But it does carry a sense of responsibility to not reach out to hurt others, and many people do JUST that!Mat 5:7Mat 5:7
English: American Standard Version (1901) - ASV
7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the merciful, because they will be shown mercy.
English: American Standard Version (1901) - ASV
7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the merciful, because they will be shown mercy.
Many do not have a clue as to what mercy is or all about and for those I pray as they can state their religious beliefs, but not actually be part of those beliefs.
I have to tell you that showing mercy is very hard to do, especially to some people when at times all you want to do is rip their face off. But then we come back to reality and our senses tells us is this the BEST thing to do. Obvious answer is NO it is not what Jesus would do which is a paradox to us. But this is something we all must strive for in order to be pleasing to God.
(Mat 5:37Mat 5:37
English: American Standard Version (1901) - ASV
37 But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil [one]. ) But let your word ‘yes’ be ‘yes and your ‘no’ be ‘no.’ Anything more than this is from the evil one.
English: American Standard Version (1901) - ASV
37 But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil [one]. ) But let your word ‘yes’ be ‘yes and your ‘no’ be ‘no.’ Anything more than this is from the evil one.
Some people obviously can’t do this. It is one reason we are to be “slow of speech” , that is to be sure we are saying what we mean and not saying something out of anger like oh so many do.
Got to tell you I haven’t always done this. (all part of that real people thing you know) However what I can say is that we strive for this each day and when I screw up I can talk to Jesus and God and beg forgiveness and receive it as well.
Its all part of that growing process of showing mercy and kindness to those that don’t deserve it when they show out their phony baloney!
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