#WordOfTheDay Softer is better Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes. How often, in all the issues we have to deal with talking with people, we know or we feel we are right; our idea, our position, our interpretation is it, and were ready to fight for it. Forget the fact that we may not be, or that there might be something were completely ignorant of. The truth is that sometimes we know better, and sometimes we dont. But the scripture teaches us, and Ive learned from experience (most of the time), that arguing, forcefulness, and violence in my own voice are almost guaranteed to start a futile and ugly war of words. People are naturally defensive, and often, naturally offensive. But I can be the one to break the pattern…with a gentle answer. If my heart attitude is “Come, let us reason together, hear each other out, respect each other, speak softly, and trust the Lord for the outcome, and my tone of voice carries that spirit, I can actually help the other person to calm down and prevent a war. The fruit of the spirit is…..self control. What a blessing! Do you want to start a fight…..or finish one? Give a gentle answer and see what the Lord does! Great day #TeamSulwe Now thats a #winner mentality.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 08:47:08 +0000