Today’s Thought “Stop, Drop and Roll” G. Ward

 

Proverbs 15:1, A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

 

Text messaging is positively phenomenal until one obtains a false confidence that allows words spelled out that one wouldn’t ordinarily be vocalizing if an individual is in their presence and whereas this confidence through text expresses how violated he or she feels, the language offends the receiver and everyone thereafter has snow-balled unto anger mountain.

Believers however, are compelled to a meditative process before answering what may be perceived as insult to their intelligence, or blatant mean-spiritedness from another. Their hesitance to respond should never be interpreted as weakness, but best reliance on ONE Savior who endured insults and greatest abuse while innocent of any indiscretion and thereafter died in our stead. HIS resurrection now determines we’re with HIS perfect example to follow.

 

Father God, we pray for one another in this most difficult way to address offenses; for to obey, indicates gratitude for all our Suffering Savior supplied. So, may our pause before responding to any, consider our eternal status and embody Your will as it is in Heaven, our home, as sojourners in earth, absolutely belonging to You, in word and deed. All because of Jesus, Amen.