CALLED FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS
SPIRITUAL BULLYING
Many kids in school today are being bullied on all sides to the extent that two young teenagers just took their lives over it. How very sad to think that a temporary situation is permanent and come to the point of suicide. We need to pray for today's youth and that bullying would be stopped with zero tolerance for it. It was shortly after reading this that the term "spiritual bullying" came to mind.
In grade eleven there was a girl who used to bully my friend and myself calling us names because she felt that we were richer than she was when it was far from the truth. As a result one day at the end of l966 I came home and told my Dad that night that I wanted to quit school. It was a little difficult for me having the vice principal living next door however plainly I just wanted a way out so went to see him, leaving out the part about being bullied. My Dad not yet saved said that if I wanted to quit it was fine with him as long as on Monday I found a job and started to pay room and board as he was one that believed we had to learn responsibility. Years ago I forgive this one who decided that my friend Marilyn and I needed to be picked on. Having won a typing trophy I set out and got my first job in January of "67. Am sharing all this for a reason.
One can be the brunt of spiritual bullying. Awhile ago I came under attack by someone who did not know me at all. Yet they slandered my name because of my posting a prophetic word on my site of someone in the mainline prophetic community. You see these ones had set themselves up as superior, and as judge and jury calling these others in the body false prophets. Then they added to their sin by condemning me for posting this man's word.
In essence they were judging a sister in the Lord and not the prophetic word and for a few days I stopped posting and deleted my forum. Have I forgiven this one, unequivocally, yes. It has let me see that the body of Christ is in some parts very critical and divided and needs to growing up. The sad part was the leader of their forum did nothing to bring correction. We are told not to bit and devour one another. Lord have mercy!
We need to guard against SPIRITUAL BULLYING and PRIDE. The Lord is the judge and jury and it is to Him we rise or fall. God is letting His prophets go through these tests because only Christ in us will not be shaken. Wheat and tares will grow together till the end. Daily God is strengthening His prophets for that which is ahead. In going through these things one must keep their heart in the right place and forgive.
I am sure before the Lord's return there will be many more opportunities to walk in forgiveness but it is something God will honor in His servants. smile.
3You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy;
44But I tell you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
45To show that you are the children of your Father Who is in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the wicked and on the good, and makes the rain fall upon the upright and the wrongdoers [alike].
46For if you love those who love you, what reward can you have? Do not even the tax collectors do that?
47And if you greet only your brethren, what more than others are you doing? Do not even the Gentiles (the heathen) do that?
48You, therefore, must be perfect [growing into complete ]maturity of godliness in mind and character,having reached the proper height of virtue and integrity], as your heavenly Father is perfect. (AMP)
