Have You Ever?

“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.”
– James 3:17

The only tests I love to take are the ones that aren’t for a grade – ones that don’t count. I also love tests that I grade myself and no one else knows how I did. Well you’ll love the following test. There is no one watching, no grades to be given, and you can grade your own paper.

1. Have you ever honked at someone in front of you because they didn’t move when the light turned green, but got upset a week later when someone honked at you because you didn’t move when the light turned green?

2. Have you ever rejoiced when your enemy got sick or in an accident and said to yourself, “This is God’s judgment”? But when you were sick or in an accident, it was Satan attacking you.

3. Have you ever been upset because no one called you when you were sick, but soon realized that you rarely, if ever, call to see how someone is doing?

4. Have you ever told someone, “You’re defensive and really have no excuse for what you did,” but soon find yourself in a similar set of circumstances trying to explain why you did it and then getting upset because your accuser said you were defensive?

5. Have you ever been critical of someone’s poor performance and then wondered why people don’t cut you some slack when your performance is poor?

6. Have you ever wanted to justify your actions because you knew there were extenuating circumstances, that if known, people would understand? But when others try to justify their actions, you say they are making up excuses.

7. Have you ever yelled at someone in order to tell them to calm down?

8. Have you ever been furious because someone pried into your life without your permission, but later enjoyed reading someone else’s diary without permission?

9. Have you ever been angered because the bumper sticker on the car in front of you showed the fish symbol with Darwin written on the inside, while your bumper sticker said, “God will make a monkey out of Darwin”?

10. Have you ever felt others were hypocritical?

We’re a strange breed, aren’t we? That’s the way I see things.