Don’t be a moron

And this is where the words “Baptist” and “Moron” get connected. http://ow.ly/12Fwb What do you mean you didn’t know they needed paperwork?!

So, that simple Twitter update, repeated on my Facebook page, has gotten a couple of my friends “uncomfortable.” I wanted to take a minute to clarify what I mean, and explain why I sounded so harsh in what I said.

First, you have to really know who I am. I use the words moron, idiot, dork and fool often. Perhaps that is a character issue, revealing that I am judgmental and arrogant. Or, perhaps there are a lot of morons, idiots, dorks and fools around.

As I uncover what this group of Baptists did in Haiti, I would like to clarify my statement. Yes, they sacrificed much! That is very admirable. Yes, they ventured into a disaster area to offer relief – again, admirable. I love the concept, the fact that when everyone else was talking, they were acting.

That being said, there are 2 major flaws that the entire world now gets to see.

Being enthusiastic, excited, motivated never takes the place of being prepared.

For example, we’ve all seen videos of kids trying to pour their own juice. (If you haven’t, click here!) They are enthusiastically doing it themselves. But that doesn’t mean they are any good at it, and it certainly doesn’t mean that they won’t leave a mess, no matter how pumped they are to do it themselves. No, they will usually make a huge mess, and someone else is stuck cleaning it up.

I’m glad they went. I’m glad they were passionate. I wish they would have prepared. To undertake a task that big without knowing what you are doing is simply foolish. And now, someone else has to clean up after them.

Following God is never an excuse to do things without being prepared.

They said a number of times in the interviews, “God told us to do this.” Great, but if God told you to go help orphans, then go help orphans. Are they helping orphans now that they are behind bars? NO! Why? Because they weren’t prepared. So now, as they defend their actions as being directed by God, you know what they are doing? Throwing the blame at Him. That is where I begin to lose my patience with them. Don’t blame God for your moronicness. That’s the whole point of Proverbs 19:3.

So, if I offended you for calling a Baptist a moron… I hope you understand a little better now where I was coming from. I’m just tired of God getting all the bad press because His people don’t think.