Playing With Fire
by Keith Moore
Several years ago, a minister asked me about a meeting another minister was having in our city. I spoke up to make sure I wasn’t identified as being a part of that meeting.
“I don’t agree with that,” I said, “and I’m not a part of what he’s doing.”
Without thinking, I let those words fly out of my mouth. I was trying to distance myself from some things I thought this person viewed as questionable or wrong.
When that minister left, my heart started to really bother me. I was grieved inside so much, I sat down and crossed my arms over my stomach. With tears I prayed, Oh God! What did I do that’s so serious? What did I do wrong?
Faster than I could finish that prayer, God answered.
He showed me that what I had idly said caused that minister to view his brother minister in a lesser light. And that his communication with other ministers could affect future invitations or meetings that the brother in question might receive. As a result, the words I just spoke could possibly be used to prevent meetings and services, salvations, healings, miracles—that should have happened.
I wept right then and there.
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