Godly Justification

I think I've touched on this before but a few new thoughts have come to mind that I need to get out of my head.

What exactly do I mean by Godly Justification?  Simply using God or Christianity to justify ones bad behaviour.  This isn't your typical justification either this one is far more devious because the person behaving badly truly believes God condones their behaviour, they see themselves taking the high road so to speak.

Here is an example.  A person says or does something to another individual that is deeply hurtful and this continues over a long period of time.  When the person being hurt finally stands up for themselves to the offending party the offending party justifies it to themselves that what they have done would be looked upon with favour by God because they are "Christian" and they believe that they have done nothing offensive because they think they are incapable of such atrocities and ONLY they know the truth.  Whatever that's supposed to mean.

Well, this is not the case.  God does not look favourably on a bully.  Even a bully dressed in Christian clothing cannot fool God.  The victim is the one who is looked favourably upon, they are the ones whom God will protect and preserve.  They have persevered the bullying and abuse and with Gods strength managed to stand up for themselves to their abuser only to be accused of being spiteful and malicious.  Was the bullies victim simply expected to continue taking the abuse directly?  Or even indirectly? I guess so.

I endured a few years of witnessing such abuse, eventually it got to me and I lashed out.  Was it the wrong thing to do? Maybe, but then, maybe not.  I don't justify my lashing out by claiming I was supported by God.  I lashed out because I was angry and I had finally had enough and needed to put a stop to it plain and simple.  Nothing more nothing less.  The unfortunate thing is the offending party thinks they were justified in their behaviour because of their alleged belief in God.  I'm sure Bin Laden felt the same way.

Funny thing is this person continues to put on a great show for anyone who will watch.  They really believe they are the victim. They are the victim of their own fantasy.  They live in a world of delusion creating a reality so far from real it's frightening.  No normal human (and I use that term loosely) would live in such a fantasy world knowingly. 

In this particular case I believe this person suffers from some form of mental illness because there is no way someone in their right mind would continue bullying others and claiming themselves to be the victim all at the same time, it's not logical.  Past events confirm my suspicion unfortunately said individual is not interested in helping themselves rather only glorifying their behavior and continuing on this road to utter madness.

There will come a day when we will all stand in judgement (if that's your belief) and when asked if you treated others as you would have them treat you, I wonder what the bully would say?  Probably yes, because they believe they have God on their side that they are beyond reproach.  It would be interesting to see the out come of this one last lie after a lifetime of many. (what would I say? I would say "I tried but at times I failed and for that I'm sorry", an answer of just "yes" would be a lie).

I was at a seminar this past March and the speaker said "we are all ALWAYS right".  "I'm always right, your always right, the person next to you is always right." What did he mean by this?  Well, if I say it and I believe it, it's right, to me.  You may not believe me and your right not to because you believe that you are right.  This is where this whole Godly justification comes into play and may seem viable.

This bully believes they are right.   I believe I am right in my reaction to this bully.  Who is right?  The bully claims to be "Christian", I was raised "Catholic" yes that's a Christian religion but in my opinion (and remember I'm always right) different. How? Catholics, or at least the ones I grew up with didn't try converting everyone they talked to.  We don't stand on the street corner on our soap boxes "preaching" then go off, bully someone we detest to the nth degree and justify it by claiming we are something we really aren't.

I'm not saying Catholicism is better than any other "Christian" religion, I'm just saying we have certain rules (the Ten Commandments) that we adhere to and we don't pick and choose that which suites us to justify bad behaviour.  I lashed out in anger, I broke a rule, I felt justified not because I'm Catholic but because I had had enough plain as that.  I'm human and I get angry and for two years I damn near bit my tongue off tempering my emotions.  My friends are astonished I was able to for as long as I did. (That's the peace keeper in me) then that final blow was dealt and I snapped.  What I should have done was sow my mouth shut, glue my hands together and turn the other cheek. Alas, I didn't and now I pay.

There will always be people and situations in your life that are less than desirable.  I believe they are sent to teach us valuable lessons.  What I've learned from this whole experience is that it's ok to hurt others as long as you go to church and think you have God on your side.  Good lesson huh?  All kidding aside, the real lesson here is do not waste your valuable energy on people who's only purpose in life is to make your life miserable. 

One other point before I go.  How is it possible for one person to hold such hate and disrespect for another on one hand, then turn around and claim the exact opposite when confronted with their own bad behaviour?  This one is truly puzzling.  How can one harbour such hatred for someone and expect so much in return?  Again puzzling. How can one justify their hatred and claim to be a loving Christian all in the same breath? It's a mystery.

With much love, light and my take on things,
Tammy.