BBD 05.06.16 Are You Annoyed or Annoying? (New)
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Since June 8th 1998, this
is the 1732nd
Burning Bush Devotional
6 May 2016
Are You
Annoyed or Annoying?
This girl followed Paul
and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High
God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But
Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the
name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And he came out that very hour. –
Acts 16:17-18 NKJV.
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of
angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal
(annoying distraction – AMP) – 1 Corinthians
13:1 NKJV.
Dictionary dot com defines annoy as: to disturb or bother (a person) in a way that displeases, troubles,
or slightly irritates. Some things are annoying like a train parked on the
tracks blocking an intersection in Inola, Oklahoma for weeks along with the
constant noise of a crossing signal. Now that is annoying! What annoys you?
Buzzing insects? Fingernails scratching on a blackboard? Other people’s
children screaming? Waiting half an hour in a checkout line? There are a lot of
things that annoy us.
Do you annoy other people? There is an
article on Psychologium that gives seven signs that your personality is
annoying for people around you:
1. Your
friends and family constantly tell you to cheer up and to look at the bright
side of things.
2. Your
co-workers tell you that you are very patronizing.
3. You are
always the one everyone comes to for the latest gossip.
4. You are always
late and unreliable.
5. You are
always competing.
6. You are
selfish and temperamental.
7. You are
plain rude.
So are you annoyed or annoying? One of the
problems that annoying people have is that they do not really have the love of
God in their hearts. That is what we are being told in 1
Corinthians 13. Without love we are like clanging cymbals, just annoying
distractions. Without love to temper our words and actions we will be very
hurtful to those around us, because we will not care whether we hurt them or
not. Without love we only care about ourselves, and what makes us feel good and
look good.
What can you do if someone or something is
annoying you? There are likely several things that you could do, but the
apostle Paul gives us an example as he commanded the demon to come out of the
servant girl in the Name of Jesus. Now, in these days to do that verbally
likely would result in a violent response. You can, however, always pray in the
Name of Jesus about whatever is annoying you. But what if you think that you
are an annoying person? Only by receiving Jesus as your Savior and following
Him can you have the love of God in your heart. Do you know Jesus as your
Savior? Are you following Him?
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