The temptation to fill in the blanks is one of the most dangerous traps to be encountered in the life of the Believer.
Terrible things happen when a Christian starts guessing or filling the blanks concerning others. It is one thing to see what is happening. It is entirely another thing to interpret circumstances according to one's own experience or best guess.
There is a pattern that leads to blindness, spiritual death and usually divides the Brethren. When an unenlightened person decides that he knows what is in the heart of another, he begins to approach the situation according to his own interpretation. He then decides his opinion is truth and he goes to the next level, always involving a weak Brother or Sister in an attempt to gain support. This is followed by more speculation and an attempt to connect the dots.
At this point, the matter has become somewhat of an obsession for the one who has assumed he knows the motives and thoughts of another. The enemy has swept in freely. Drama and emotion now motivate the guesser, and the imagination has played out the scene that ends in the most satisfying result.
By this time, the one who has fallen into assumption is fully deceived. There is anger, depression, and a fierce desire to be proven correct. Much, damage is done when Christians are lured into the quicksand of trying to be Heaven's judge and jury. And, they rarely go down alone.
Soldier of The Cross, we have clear instruction. If we don't know, we don't know. We are not to guess and then act according to our own speculation.
Be on the alert with regard to this matter. Blindness loves to identify itself as sighted.
We know there are hidden things and they are revealed as the Lord wills. We ask to see what is really happening and if the Lord wills, we will see. Stop the whirling thoughts that attempt to imagine every possible motive. Resist the urge to fantasize about scenes that may or may not have happened.
There is much work to be done. The thought life must be clean. Learn to recognize your thoughts. If they are not of faith or not in agreement with God, take them captive and lead them away.
You have been empowered.
You have been instructed.
You have been commissioned.
Soldier of The Cross, be His and be clean!