Lesson 7, A Boy’s war manual & our Growth can lead to
better leadership
Standing for what is right – Jack
Several years ago . . . .
This guy
who I’ll call Jack for the sake of protecting his identity, had a crush on my
sister. He was constantly trying to sit by her, talk to her, or touch her. He
kept on bugging her, and trying to get closer to her. I knew that his actions were
not right and voiced my opinion. In addition, I kept my eyes on him like a
hawk. I was so consumed with watching this guy’s actions that I did not even
feel like I could go to the restroom because I did not know what he would do when
I was gone.
After voicing my opinion by basically
saying KNOCK IT OFF, this guy kept on and on not respecting my sister. He was
not getting the message of GO AWAY, so I stepped in another way to defend my
sister’s honor. . . . Around this time in his life, Jack had had ingrown
toenails and they had recently been removed. When he got out of hand, I simply
stomped on his foot. This would hurt him for a few moments and then the pain
lessened enough that he kept on doing what he had been doing. The “fight” never
got huge, but the defense and honor of my sister was at stake. It is one thing to like a girl, but it is a
whole different thing to lack respect for her.
You can learn from
this story that there comes a time when peacefully voicing your petition is not
enough and you have to physically fight. Now, please do not misunderstand, you never should just go around beating up
anybody who likes your sister or annoys you, but if a kid is getting beaten
up across the way, what will you do? Will you step in? Will you risk your own
safety to help someone else? Would Jesus?
Think about It:
Would Jesus
fight to defend the kid that was being attacked by bullies? What about a “guy”
that was messing with his sister?
My Answer: I believe He would.
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