I shared with you the situation with the local blogger who
has decided or at least indicated he believes that I have defrauded (scammed is
his word) the people I work for. It’s a
tough thing to be vilified by someone you don’t know, doesn’t know you and
makes no attempt to discuss his or her concerns before publicly calling your integrity
into question.
But such is life. He
somehow got access to the blog I sent you and attacked what I wrote to you who
do know me and my work. Well, such is
life.
He paid particular attention to the statement I made about
wanting to “smack” him. I don’t know how
else he expects people to react when first confronted by such an attack but
maybe he’s thicker skinned than I am.
However, regardless of my reaction I would never consider a
physical attack on him nor would I consider any other attack.
Rather I will and I encourage you to pray for him. I don’t know him but I do know something
about him (or at least this is what I’ve been told about him)>
He is a widower having tragically lost his wife to illness several
years ago. He loved her deeply and the
loss is unfathomable.
He is the father of two lovely young women and has raised
them as a single dad – something I don’t know I would ever want to tackle.
He, like many of us, struggles to provide for his family. But I understand he is a loving and caring
father who seeks the best for his girls.
He’s a watchdog – he keeps before the public issues which he
believes are important. This can color
how others view him but one must follow one’s conscience and so he does.
So please join me in prayer for him, his girls and his
ability to provide. I’d also ask that
you pray for his “watchdog” work.
Though, as you have read, he can be a little rough and a little snide
none-the less watchdogs are important.
I don’t know his condition is regards to the Gospel but his
comments concerning my faith/ministry would lead me to believe that he does not
have a clear understanding of the faith.
That being said we should all pray for him – simply that if he does not
now the Lord he will come to and if he does that he will grow in his knowledge
and understanding.
Yeah – my “smack” impulse was wrong – but it was there. It came and went. Remember that lex talionis is NOT a rule we
follow. Rather we are to pray for those
who, for whatever reason, have judged us and act as enemies towards us.
If, as he alleges, I have done wrong then I will accept the
consequences.
Men and women who take on the role of watchdogs in our
culture are rarely regarded well but, no matter how poorly or roughly they do it,
we need them. The danger we need to
consider is that if and when we completely dismiss them as having cried “wolf”
too often we will not hear them when there really is a wolf.
May God bless and keep this gentleman and protect and
provide for him and his family.
Michael Sanders
Copyright, Michael Sanders, 2012, All rights reserved.
1 comment:
Well done, brother.
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