Trouble is the occasional threatening e-mail.
Heart aches are e-mails that attack. They throw out accusations and condemnation (often using fowl language), leaving your spirit in disarray.
Cruel e-mails are hoaxes that call upon fear or pull at your heart strings.
Rude e-mails suppose you to appreciate suggestive pictures or language.
Difficult e-mails are those that question your every word, thought, or motive.
Shocking e-mails are ones wherein otherwise intelligent people send out chain letters and make promises they can not keep; like so many angels at your side, offers to grant wishes (as if they were a genie), and use superstitious bad luck scare tactics.
Really Insulting e-mails are when the pictures are totally nude and frontal.
Uncomfortable e-mails include the opposite sex flirting.
All the above are Satan's antics; with intent to distract, discourage, and detour us from our calling; and, if he can not do that, then to destroy our credibility, testimony, and witness.
We have all made occasional errors in forwarding e-mails. Let us learn from our mistakes, be a bit wiser, and consider, "What Kind of E-mail are You?"
© 2003 by Joyce C. Lock
http://our.homewithgod.com/heavenlyinspirations/
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About the Author
Joyce C. Lock is a published author, poet, and columnist. In addition, she founded and maintains the e-mail ministries "Heavenly Inspirations" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeavenlyInspirations/ and "Share a Smile" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smilesharing/. Joyce's writings encourage us in our relationship with God and each other.