Defining Moments

Today’s Post Written By: Rae Lynn DeAngelisWhen I was about twelve years old, I experienced something that became a defining moment in my life.Insecurity has always been a major weakness of mine, and Satan knows it. He plays ruthlessly upon this flaw in my character, and I often find myself at the mercy of his deceitful tactics.One particular experience stands out as profound.  Our next door neighbors had a niece and nephew from England come stay with them over the summer. The girl and I became fast friends, and despite our three year age difference, we spent a lot of time together.  Her brother was really cute, and I had a major crush on him. He had a great sense of humor and his English accent was irresistible. Whenever he was around, I tried my best to get his attention, but who was I kidding? I was twelve, and he was seventeen.Like many older brothers, he was in the habit of teasing his sister relentlessly. She seemed to be such a good sport about it, so sometimes I joined in with his jeering. I thought I was being cool.Then one day without warning, my new friend quit hanging out with me.  Every time I called, she was busy.  It became obvious that she didn’t want to be my friend anymore, but I had no idea why.After several days of trying to figure out what went wrong, I finally decided to go over and ask if I had done something to upset her. She eventually opened up and shared that I had hurt her feelings when I teased her.Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body