Just say what you would do or what you do already!

I don't want to correct anyone if they cuss, if their child is dancing, if they say bad words.Will God get me for not correcting people for doing this? I'm very scared that his going to say "Vanessa you didn't correct people for this!"

Second thing is do I have to tell God forgive me for reading a bad word or a sexual word in a magazine? Or if I'm fliping channels I see someone dancing or hear someone cussing and I don't say forgive me Lord.

No. God has never 'got me' for failing to correct other people. He can deal with them directly. As I am not a parent/mother, I do not have this responsibility, thankfully.

As for second, if I read a bad word or sexual word in magazine, or hear someone dancing or cussing, I don't in my experience do this as I avoid magazines that have bad content and don't hardly ever watch tv, so can't really comment, but I know if I do somehow pick up on it, God knows I don't like it already and do not willingly CHOOSE to view or read such things.

As I talk to Him already about what I read, watch, and ask for guidance about how to act with the friends I hang out with.

The most important thing is don't be afraid of God. Jesus' Father is not big and scary..just more kind and more loving and more understanding than you'll ever know. But get to know His son first..and then you'll know the Father.

Vanessa- you've had other people's answers to this question in pretty much every thread you've made. I don't say that to have a go at you, but to ask a genuine question. If people give you the same answers over and over- why do you keep asking the same question?

Do you believe that people will change their mind if you keep asking (no, they won't). Do you simply not believe anything that all these people say to you?

Do you find that you're ok with what's said for a while- and then go back to square one again?

I'm asking because it worries me that you never seem to progress at all. You seem trapped in the same old same old- going in one big loop. Vanessa, are you actively seeking help/ support with these issues?

As for the issues themselves- I've already responded to those several times- so am not going to waste your time repeating myself again- but I will ask one thing...

What's wrong with dancing???

Why on earth would you think that anyone would need correcting if their child is dancing????
Surely theres a problem with people stopping little ones dancing (as long as, just like talking, singing, most other things, it's not in the middle of an inappropriate place or time)

I'm a bit baffled on what you mean by that one.

No, God will not "get you" for not correcting people. No, you don't need to ask forgiveness for things you inadvertently read or see.

It kinda depends. We are called to hold each other accountable, if someone is legitimately trying to stop, say a cuss word slips out, I'm not going to make a deal of it, if someone is say, addicted to meth and refuses to get help, yea, then I'm probably going to step in, because I believe we are to hold each other accountable in the church. Churches like to use that phrase a lot without actually doing it because holding people accountable is not a fun experience (and neither is being held accountable) but its part of our christian walk.

Was thinking about this bit more and I don't know if you read but was kind of concerned about this girl in my bible study who was into dungeons and dragons. It was God who placed her on my heart, not to correct her but sort of, remind or encourage her to be closer to Him. I was a bit scared of openly rebuking her or something like that, as not want to embarrass her in any way or accuse her or be judge, or even for myself wondering if I had turned into some sort of ultra-religious Pharisee.

Well what happened was rang my bible study leader asking for her number and got courage to go visit her and her baby at home. And she was so happy I came to visit. Her husband was there and we had a good chat about life. And God reminded me I had not given her a baby present so He found things for me to give her..I didn't have to go out and buy a whole lot of things, I already had them. I was also remembered I had been reading a book called 'the witch that switched' about a witch that converted to Christ and I found it really interesting.It was from the church library, a short testimony. So I also gave to her, and said 'i liked this book, if you want to read, you welcome, and also you can give back to library when you finished.

So I let God do the correcting. On his timing.

Oh also remember I was praying and people here were praying for her as well. And probably still are!

So keep praying for those people you are concerned about. You don't necessarily need to pray they stop certain behaviours. Just pray they be drawn closer to God.

Dear Vanessa85. We do not need to tell people what to say or do, we do what God wants from us, and do it lovingly, people will notice and learn from that.
In Luke 10: 25-28: a Lawyer asked Jesus: " Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus told him, You know the two Commandments: Love God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. The second is like it:
Love thy neighbour as thyself. The man told Jesus: Yes I know them. Jesus then told the man: " DO THIS AND YOU SHALL LIVE." Only when people ask us, do we tell them. A Christian`s great weapon is Love, with love we will overcome all anger and bad behaviour. We are to treat all we know and all we meet, friend and not friend, as we would love to be treated. God will see our
loving efforts, and God will approve and bless us. We are God`s representatives in this imperfect world, and be always as loving and caring,
as our Heavenly Father wants us to be: we hope to be sign-posts in this imperfect world. Love is always our weapon, and we will find that people will treat us as we will treat people. Say all in love and compassion.
The Bible tells to " Repent and be Born Again," we get rid of all our selfishness, and learn to Love God with all our Being, and love our neighbour as we love ourselves. God will bless us again and again.
I say this with love, Vanessa. Greetings from Emmy, your sister in Christ.
Jesus our Saviour will help and guide us. JESUS IS THE WAY.

Vanessa85 said:

I don't want to correct anyone if they cuss, if their child is dancing, if they say bad words.Will God get me for not correcting people for doing this? I'm very scared that his going to say "Vanessa you didn't correct people for this!"

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There's nothing wrong with dancing. I still don't get why some groups nix it. I was raised that way. My parents even wrote notes to school to excuse me from square dancing in PE in the fourth grade. So, no. Leave people alone and mind your own business if you see their children dancing. It's not your business and more than a few people don't see anything wrong with it whatsoever and disagree with you on that.

However, if somebody has inappropriate language flowing from his/her mouth regularly, then I don't see anything wrong with saying something like, 'Virgin ears- please watch what you say.' If you say it with a sense of humor then people will likely indulge you.

Second thing is do I have to tell God forgive me for reading a bad word or a sexual word in a magazine? Or if I'm fliping channels I see someone dancing or hear someone cussing and I don't say forgive me Lord.

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No. Seriously. If you're not entertaining the thoughts when you see/hear these words, then no.

God might. If God wants you to do that you better do it.

Autumn I really don't want to correct anyone, so i WON'T

Vanessa85 said:

I don't want to correct anyone if they cuss, if their child is dancing, if they say bad words.Will God get me for not correcting people for doing this? I'm very scared that his going to say "Vanessa you didn't correct people for this!"

Second thing is do I have to tell God forgive me for reading a bad word or a sexual word in a magazine? Or if I'm fliping channels I see someone dancing or hear someone cussing and I don't say forgive me Lord.

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I'm puzzled here. Why does someone need "correcting" if their child is dancing? And why is it your job to go round correcting anyone - those who are lost are going to act like lost people. Having Christians walking around nitpicking their day-to-day activities isn't going to encourage them to have anything to do with us.

If you're reading a magazine and there's a naughty word in it how is that your fault? If you're reading out loud and shouting the naughty words maybe you need to think about what you're doing but it's not you that used the words.