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1 | Loud Mouthed Christian: Help! | 1 Cor 13:1 | sunday1 | 114497 | ||
Loud Mouthed Christian: Help! I have a friend who believes in the sovereignty of God to the extent that it seems to be causing problems. I'm not sure how to help her. She is convinced that God puts people in her path so that she might 'bless' them by exercising her gift of teaching. Due to God’s sovereignty, she believes that her thoughts at the time of her 'divine appointments' are ordered by God and that she should speak them (all). The problem is, she exercises little or no restraint in what she says. In her mind, its all from God. Since she believes her thoughts at those times are placed there by God, they should be a blessing to others. She pours out thought after thought, much of it unrelated to the person’s actual needs. She goes on and on like a person starved for conversation. She dominates all bible studies, prayer groups and individual conversations. It drives everyone, including her leaders, nuts. She believes that God's word doesn't return void and she is therefore justified spouting off whatever happens to come to her. She has been confronted many times by others, including pastors, to tone it down but she can't seem to receive it. I mentioned to her that her 'teaching ministry' might be more effective in the Church if Christians were open to hearing what she has to say, but that her style has alienated almost everyone. Her response was that Jesus didn't worry about what people thought of him and he didn't try to censor what he had to say just to placate his listeners and so neither should she (so much for my first argument). I also told her that some thoughts are probably not from God and that she should therefore be slow to speak them. I also told her that some of her thoughts are likely for her only and not for sharing with others. Between these two circumstances a lot of her thoughts would therefore not be appropriate to speak out. These ideas seemed new to her but she still shows no signs of slowing down. She is so used to people slamming her that she has her defenses in high gear. I've been praying for her and believe God has a place in his body for her. She is otherwise lovely and committed. Please pray for her and if you have some scriptures that might help her please pass them on to me. |
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