Subject: Daily Encounter ... Wheel-Kickers [Wednesday, January 20, 2010]
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
1. Wheel-Kickers
"Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with
every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each
other, just as in Christ God forgave you."1
Wheel-kickers—we've probably all seen them. Ask any used car salesman about
them. Wheel-kickers are a pain in the neck and a thorn in the flesh of the
salesperson. They go from car to car; first they kick the front wheels, then
they kick the back ones. Next they want to look under the hood and check the
engine. But all they do is find fault: the wheels are rickety; the tires are no
good; the engine is really bad. Wheel-kickers are on a witch-hunt looking for
any fault they can find. And when they can't find any legitimate faults, they
make up some—but they never buy the car. They waste the salesman's time and
take him away from serving legitimate customers.
Wheel-kickers have a chip on their shoulder. They have a critical, mean spirit.
Beneath it all they are angry people looking for a peg on which to hang their
anger. They play the blame-game and never stop to look and see that they, and
only they, are the cause of their negative, critical spirit. They rarely even
realize who they are and what they are doing because they always justify their
actions.
Wheel-kickers are not only seen in used-car lots. There are politician
wheel-kickers who drive you crazy tearing down their opponents over absurd
issues while ignoring and/or hiding their own self-serving motives and
weaknesses. There are legalistic preacher wheel-kickers who condemn all
churches but their own; parent wheel-kickers; spouse wheel-kickers; teenage
wheel-kickers; business wheel-kickers; and everyday Dick and Jane
wheel-kickers! Actually there are wheel-kickers in just about any field you
wish to name.
Wheel-kickers are like that … when they are kicking other people's wheels,
they're kicking the wrong person. What they need to be doing is giving
themselves a swift kick in the seat of their own pants.
Suggested prayer: "Dear God, if by any chance I am a wheel-kicker, please help
me to see the error of my ways and, with your help, do something about
overcoming my negative, critical spirit. Thank you for hearing and answering my
prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus' name, amen."
1. Ephesians 4:31-32 (NIV).
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