"You're Crazy!"

This is a phrase I hear on a regular basis and I'm fairly certain that it is meant in a good way most of the time when people say it although I guess it would depend on who said it, how they said it, and the circumstance in which they said it...

For example:

If I were to tell someone I wanted to jump off a bridge and someone said, "You're crazy!" in an excited sounding tone they probably were meaning to say something more like "That's stupid!" or maybe even "Awesome! Count me in!" though the latter is not likely for most people I know. But what about sarcasm??

Hold everything.

Sarcasm? What even is sarcasm? The dictionary defines it as: 1. harsh or bitter derision or irony. 2. a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark.

Oh...I know that when I call someone crazy (or any other seemingly rude adjectives) I am most often being sarcastic...but is that ok?

The Bible commands us to tell the truth. "There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing." - Proverbs 12:18 and after all, "Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment." - Proverbs 12:19

Probably the worst part about sarcasm is that you are telling the truth but pretending it's only a joke. At least that's how my sarcasm works and therefore how I read other people's sarcasm. 

It's bad because I say something that is hurtful and then try to downplay it and basically try to convince the person that I was "just kidding" like "jk guys" and hope that they don't take the harsh words to heart.

I can't ever take back what I say, so why am I so quick to speak? Scripture says, "let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak..." - James 1:19 

May the Holy Spirit work within me to help me to stop being sarcastic. I want to be known as someone who speaks the truth in love or keeps her mouth shut.

I may be crazy, and in a lot of different ways too! But I want to be the good kind of crazy. Someone who is crazy because she is full of joy and seeks to bless others. Someone God would smile upon.