Ignore Button Abuse: Ignorance is NOT BLISS!!!
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I used to put people on ignore who were infuriating me............. 
or who were bullying other people........... or who were posting religious dogma..........
But then my spiritual eyes were open that every situation is a learning opportunity for me to grow in Christ Jesus. And that the wrath of me doesn't work the righteousness of God.... and that praying for & loving bullies is better than trying to debate them..... and to post stuff that lifts up the Lord Jesus Christ in spite of the daily rhetoric in the threads.
Now I have nobody on ignore. I'm still learning. My flesh still gets its hackles up and probably always will. But my relationship with Jesus is growing stronger, He is more real to me than this temporary realm, and my carnality is becoming less and less significant to me, especially my opinion (which stinks as bad as everyone else's).
I am not called to save anyone online. I'm not called to post scripture on this site. God didn't commission me to utilize the internet for His glory. I was called to follow Jesus, that is it. The Lord will work through me whatever He wants to, with or without my permission. So anything I post on this site, you can take it or leave it.
And vice versa.
or who were bullying other people........... or who were posting religious dogma.......... But then my spiritual eyes were open that every situation is a learning opportunity for me to grow in Christ Jesus. And that the wrath of me doesn't work the righteousness of God.... and that praying for & loving bullies is better than trying to debate them..... and to post stuff that lifts up the Lord Jesus Christ in spite of the daily rhetoric in the threads.
Now I have nobody on ignore. I'm still learning. My flesh still gets its hackles up and probably always will. But my relationship with Jesus is growing stronger, He is more real to me than this temporary realm, and my carnality is becoming less and less significant to me, especially my opinion (which stinks as bad as everyone else's).
I am not called to save anyone online. I'm not called to post scripture on this site. God didn't commission me to utilize the internet for His glory. I was called to follow Jesus, that is it. The Lord will work through me whatever He wants to, with or without my permission. So anything I post on this site, you can take it or leave it.
And vice versa.
And for some? It's just a matter of I'll never trust them again, so why set myself up? (That's a relatively new decision.)
(* Since I haven't told anyone else about the sign yet, I'll explain. That sign said I'm 51% sweet and nice like strawberry shortcake and 49% like a lemon. And then on some days there is a 2% margin of error on which one I am that day. lol)
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Although I will try to refrain from using the ignore button as much as possible, I don't think for one second that anyone else using it is cowardly or lacks mercy. The site administrators evidently created the ignore capability for a good purpose and I'm sure it's effective in that. There's no reason to judge others about using it. That is unfair.
I don't want to use it because I recognize that in my particular situation, I don't exactly play nice with some religious folk. And I want to learn to ignore my flesh and witness Christ do a work in me.
I don't want to use it because I recognize that in my particular situation, I don't exactly play nice with some religious folk. And I want to learn to ignore my flesh and witness Christ do a work in me.
Yes, let go! For Pete sake, (whoever Pete is lol) Let go!
This is like watching four pitbulls each chomping at the neck of the next one. Pitbills don't know to stop chomping. You are a person (with redeemed value.) You can let go! LET GO!
One of the things I've had to learn to write a novel is to trust the reader. That is to trust the reader enough to get what's going on that I, the writer, don't have to hammer the heck out of the point, don't have to nail the point over and over and over again, don't have to assume unless I say it 20 times in 20 different ways, the reader just can't understand. Readers aren't as dumb as we fear.
I'm writing for middle grade kids. (8 year olds to 12 year olds.) Please note, this site (generally) requires an older age. Honest! Honesthonesthonest! We GET the freaking point! Ain't many who don't, and the ones who don't will come around. I GET THE FREAKING POINT
and look how long that took me. (I actually happen to disagree with both sides, but at least one side is reasonable... coughBencough... most of the time.)
LET GO! You're reputation isn't tarnished. Even if it is, God's a repairer. We really really REALLY get what's going on. No more hammering needed. None. Zip. Zilch. Nada. (Yes. Humor there in doing exactly what I just said not to do.
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LET GO!
And you know what happens? When there is no attention given to attention seekers, they go elsewhere for the attention... or, better yet, learn how to play better.
This is exactly why I work so hard not to defend myself. (And anyone laughing, first go back and check how many times I could have defended myself, and IF I defended myself. I'm not completely able to walk away, but I am much better at it. lol) No defense needed most of the time, and when some is -- God works it out so we get that defense.
Should I repeat the 20th time, or do you get what I'm directly and bluntly saying yet?
This is like watching four pitbulls each chomping at the neck of the next one. Pitbills don't know to stop chomping. You are a person (with redeemed value.) You can let go! LET GO!
One of the things I've had to learn to write a novel is to trust the reader. That is to trust the reader enough to get what's going on that I, the writer, don't have to hammer the heck out of the point, don't have to nail the point over and over and over again, don't have to assume unless I say it 20 times in 20 different ways, the reader just can't understand. Readers aren't as dumb as we fear.
I'm writing for middle grade kids. (8 year olds to 12 year olds.) Please note, this site (generally) requires an older age. Honest! Honesthonesthonest! We GET the freaking point! Ain't many who don't, and the ones who don't will come around. I GET THE FREAKING POINT
LET GO! You're reputation isn't tarnished. Even if it is, God's a repairer. We really really REALLY get what's going on. No more hammering needed. None. Zip. Zilch. Nada. (Yes. Humor there in doing exactly what I just said not to do.
LET GO!
And you know what happens? When there is no attention given to attention seekers, they go elsewhere for the attention... or, better yet, learn how to play better.
This is exactly why I work so hard not to defend myself. (And anyone laughing, first go back and check how many times I could have defended myself, and IF I defended myself. I'm not completely able to walk away, but I am much better at it. lol) No defense needed most of the time, and when some is -- God works it out so we get that defense.
Should I repeat the 20th time, or do you get what I'm directly and bluntly saying yet?
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I agree with this. I used to think it was an immature tactic, but I've realized sometimes it gets overwhelming when you see someone post the same hateful comments, accusations, conspiracies, agendas, etc., etc., etc., over and over again.. I finally had to put two people on ignore myself. People will continue doing what they do, and speak how they want to speak, whether it's related to doctrine, politics, an issue with sin, you name it.. We're called to reach out to people. Yes. But Jesus doesn't call us to beat ourselves against the computer screen over and over when someone doesn't want to look at things from a different perspective.
I can relate. Romans 16:17
let God be true, but every man a liar;
Romans 3:4
Romans 3:4
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I had my soon to be ex's son on ignore....well sort of. When he would tell me to eff off... I would laugh out loud and then I would say something like....you're a good mechanic aren't you....and he would say..."ya...and I can do back flips on my motorcycle"....and I would say...."hmmm....interesting that a good mechanic would mow our entire two acres with a flat tire the lawn mower".
That usually facilitated another eff off. Lol
I had so much illustrated ironical nonsense from that kid that there was never a dull moment.
That usually facilitated another eff off. Lol
I had so much illustrated ironical nonsense from that kid that there was never a dull moment.
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