Don't be nasty

This message is for people, like myself, who call themselves 'christians' and are desperatly trying to live a holy life....I have a plea, something that God has laid on my heart lately....Don't be nasty.
What do I mean by this?
Don't be the one who makes the store clerk feel bad because they don't have what you need in stock. Don't be the one who talks down to the waiter because your food (which they themselves did not actually prepare) is too cold, too spicey, too whatever. Don't stick up your middle finger in traffic and then raise your hands on Sunday morning, because the person you gestured to on Saturday afternoon might be sitting behind you on Sunday morning thinking, "If she's what a Christian should be, then I don't want any part of it."
Don't use xanga, blogger, myspace, HI5 or whatever website/online journal you have to publically humiliate or hurt people's feelings. Gossip is damaging enough, but public slander is just crossing the line, no matter how annonymous you think you're being.
Do whatever you can to get closure in your life, even when people have done nothing but kick you in the face, even when they lie about you, even when the entire world is against you, find peace and acceptence in the arms of Christ because if you don't, you'll always be miserable, angry and in the midst of your own pity party. Hurt people, hurt people.
Don't be nasty because when you are, it makes Christ look bad and you have no right to do that. Don't talk about how much you love Christ and hate anyone who's ever hurt you in the same breath. The whole, "You'll know them by their fruits" thing is absolutly true.
Don't be nasty. Forgive people. Quit blowing up the poor me balloons and look at your blessings. If you have a problem with someone, talk to them. Don't email them about it. Too much is lost in translation.
Don't be nasty. No matter how entitled you feel you are...being a Christ follower means denying yourself the right to be rude even when you have the perfect opportunity. Don't be known as that person that no one should cross.
Don't be nasty. I know that's not a commandment, but it's a request from a fellow Christian because every word you say and everything you do is being watch by a world that wants every opportunity to say, "Christians are all hypocrits!"
Don't let them be right...