Personality
Good Morning,
Years ago, I had a dentist that I loved to visit. He had the personality of a doorknob (absolutely none at all), but the guy was punctual, financially reasonable, and made my teeth better. I do not visit the dentist office looking for a friend, I want my teeth to work and I do not want to wait forever to get in the office. He retired, and I have yet to find his equal. My current dentist will ask over and over if he is hurting me; and I admit, I like that, but most dentists can shoot enough novocaine into my gums to stop the pain. Can the dentist be a good steward of my time, which is short? I am amazed how many people cannot keep appointments. My dull dentist was amazingly punctual, and I loved it.
Before I offend this delicate generation, allow me say that I think being nice is good, and I think being polite is proper, but this generation has made "nice" the "priority." One of our young men who played tackle football would smile and help the other guys up (after crushing them on the field), and I am not against that, but I want him to take the opponent to the ground with passion. Winning the game and having character to do right in a difficult situation is the priority!! Nice? Take it or leave it. It is called football - not "niceball!"
John the Baptist called people vipers and whited sepulchers. Paul called out Peter publicly and often named people who were trouble makers in the church. Elijah made fun of the gods of the prophets and mocked them publicly. (Then cut them to pieces; he was not nice.)
Luke 3:7 “Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?”
John 8:44 “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do.”
Acts 13:10 “And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?”
Galatians 2:14 “But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all,”
Verses like these are all through your Bible. (Another reason boys need dads is because moms tend to elevate nice.)
We allowed the media to get people to resent Trump's temperament while the nation prospered like never in my lifetime. I do not want a nice doctor, I want one that can get me well. I do not care if the president says, "I just love our Chinese neighbors" or "Speak softly and carry a big stick,” I want our nation free and safe. I am not looking for a pastor in the White House or Congress. I am looking for political leaders who will protect my freedom, the freedom of others, and keep our nation functioning economically.
Stupid Americans or crooked people took away the most prosperous time Americans have had in generations, and the only real complaint was, "He is not nice.” Those people would not have liked Jesus, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Micah, or any other man of God in the Bible; neither would they have liked Patton, MacArthur, or Bobby Knight (who won 902 college games).
Pastor