What Do You Default To?

Take a step back today and ask yourself this question.........."When I am in a discussion with someone I disagree with, what do I usually default to?" Gotta say, I usually turn to sarcasm. Maybe not the best choice, but it for sure could be worse. At least it's not anger, hatefullness, disrespect......etc. In my disagreement, I am called to still remember who I am, and WHOSE I am. I am called to speak the truth in love. I can see where sarcasm could be interpreted as NOT being very loving! At the same time, we can see times where Jesus used the same method. "Oh that's great......you want to tell somebody to get the eye-lash out of their eye, and you are walking around with a 2 x 4 sticking out of your eye socket".
My paraphrase. But if that is not sarcasm, I don't know what is! Of course, Jesus had all wisdom.........therefore could afford to use sarcasm. I don't think any of us have attained wisdom to that level yet......at least I haven't.

Because of my use of sarcasm, someone this week referred to me as "Erasmus". I wanted to quote one of my all time favorite philosophers, Earnest T Bass, and reply "I got an Erasmus, I bet you ain't never got no Erasmus!" :) But, I refrained. Probably best to err on that side, huh?

So, bloggin community.........what do you default to? C'mon, put the dirty laundry out there for us to see. Mine is hangin there already, and needs some company.