I've got a very bad habit. Help!
I was re-reading my last post and it hit me: I've got a really bad habit I've got to kick. It's bad. And it's caused me some trouble that I could have avoided. It's caused trouble for others.
I have this habit of making comments like this one in my post:
Why don't we just do the hymns in the old way? Answering that would take too long. Sorry. Nor would most people asking that question usually care about my answer or agree with our take on this topic.
The problem is in the last sentence. There are so many things wrong with it I don't know where to begin. I've done this in messages and in my blog too many times. It's unfair to those who might ask that question. Horribly unfair. It purports to read minds and motives. It's dismissive and demeaning. I have no excuse. It's just plain ugly and wrong, and I am sorry and apologize for doing it.
If you're my friend, you'll point it out when you catch me doing it in the future. I'm sure I will, because it's a habit. I know that I need your help because I've determined not to do it anymore before and failed. The difference this time is that I'm asking for help. Actually, now that I think of it, I'm applying one of things I'll be talking about in this message series on change. And now that I think about it some more, I'll probably use this example.
I mean it. Help me on this. ...And be gentle, please (Galatians 6:1).