RESPONDING TO FALSE ACCUSATIONS (3 OF 17)
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:12-24, 2 Corinthians 2:1-4
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Responding to False Accusations (3 of 17)
Series: 2 Corinthians
Robert Dawson
2 Corinthians 1.12-2.4
On the news page today, it's odd what qualifies as news, there was a story about Cathy Rodriguez, who lives in Yakima, Washington and the attention she had unknowingly received on social media. Someone videoed Cathy vacuuming the sidewalk in front of her home and posted it to Facebook. The introduction to the video said, ''Well, we are in Yakima. We have seen it all. Guess someone has never heard of a broom before!''
For some reason, the video went viral with a number of people commenting on it. You've got to admit, it would be a rather odd/unusual sight. The comments ranged from lighthearted ones like, ''She's a trendsetter!'' and ''She must go through a lot of vacuums'' to more personal and harsh judgments that suggested she was on drugs, stupid or mentally ill.
As always, there was more to the story than what first met the eye and crossed the brain. Cathy was not and is not on drugs. She is not stupid or mentally ill. A drunk driver had slammed into her family's van, shattering three of the windows in the back of the van covering the sidewalk with glass. She was concerned for the kids that run up and down the sidewalk and her neighbors who walked their pets and thought the vacuum was the best way to get all the little shards of glass out of the cracks and crevices of the sidewalk. She said, ''Don't judge from what you see...people have situations that you don't know about.''
What would you have thought if you had seen a lady vacuuming the sidewalk?!
We see odd things, odd behaviors and hear odd snippets and soundbites from different people and sources every day. We don't know the person. We don't know the story. We don't know the context of what was said or what preceded an particular actions and yet we quickly draw conclusions and pass judgement on a person's character, intellect, and motives.
Have you ever had your motives questioned? ...
Series: 2 Corinthians
Robert Dawson
2 Corinthians 1.12-2.4
On the news page today, it's odd what qualifies as news, there was a story about Cathy Rodriguez, who lives in Yakima, Washington and the attention she had unknowingly received on social media. Someone videoed Cathy vacuuming the sidewalk in front of her home and posted it to Facebook. The introduction to the video said, ''Well, we are in Yakima. We have seen it all. Guess someone has never heard of a broom before!''
For some reason, the video went viral with a number of people commenting on it. You've got to admit, it would be a rather odd/unusual sight. The comments ranged from lighthearted ones like, ''She's a trendsetter!'' and ''She must go through a lot of vacuums'' to more personal and harsh judgments that suggested she was on drugs, stupid or mentally ill.
As always, there was more to the story than what first met the eye and crossed the brain. Cathy was not and is not on drugs. She is not stupid or mentally ill. A drunk driver had slammed into her family's van, shattering three of the windows in the back of the van covering the sidewalk with glass. She was concerned for the kids that run up and down the sidewalk and her neighbors who walked their pets and thought the vacuum was the best way to get all the little shards of glass out of the cracks and crevices of the sidewalk. She said, ''Don't judge from what you see...people have situations that you don't know about.''
What would you have thought if you had seen a lady vacuuming the sidewalk?!
We see odd things, odd behaviors and hear odd snippets and soundbites from different people and sources every day. We don't know the person. We don't know the story. We don't know the context of what was said or what preceded an particular actions and yet we quickly draw conclusions and pass judgement on a person's character, intellect, and motives.
Have you ever had your motives questioned? ...
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