Ch. 584 - "Us" VS "Them"

I don't know all the glorious details behind every case... but a lot of students have been kicked out of school this semester. A constant breeze of whispers can be heard in the hallways, classrooms, cafeteria, dorms... there's also my personal favorite, Facebook statuses. And much debate (more like arguing, with some people) as to whether the right decisions were made can be found throughout the school. I really have nothing to say about it all, except for this:

STOP!

People are constantly trying to find out information and base their judgments on personal biases against all those involved... gossip is abounding, and seemingly every day a new rumor pops up. Making your personal opinion made known loud and clear will not change anything. It will not bring people back. It will not establish consistency in the administration's decision-making process.

... See what I mean? I've been influenced by it all, try as hard as I might to not let that happen. Fail.

Instead of gossiping about all this CRAP that's been going on, why don't we strengthen our relationships, encouraging one another? Confess, don't condemn - because we all have problems. We always say that we try to let it be known to nonbelievers that Christians aren't perfect. But I think we need to remind fellow believers of exactly that. Just because we believe we have to set high standards for ourselves so we can be a good example to "the world" doesn't mean that we will not mess up. Maybe if we started being real and stopped worrying about people judging us, we could get help with those problems and start the process of letting God clean our hearts.


'... Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.'
[Ephesians 4:14-16]