It never fails when we are quick to speak, we often stumble and fall into a puddle of pride. We have opinions but are they godly? Do they bubble up inside our hearts and mind with humility and meekness, or arrogance and strife? We have experiences we can point to as evidence of our opinions, but do they put undo light upon us and what we know or what we've done? or do they point others to what God says and what He's done?
"Be ruthless with yourself if you are given to talking about the experiences you have had. Faith that is sure of itself is not faith; faith that is sure of God is the only faith there is." Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest, 12:21
Is what we have to say important enough to add to a given conversation? Does what we have to say matter in the eternal scheme of things? Can opinions get out of control and add fodder to a fire better left to die a natural death? What am I about anyway?
"Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down. As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife." Proverbs 26:20-21
How stubborn must we be before we become so bull-headed we will not budge? How stiff-necked must we be before the Lord swats us on the back of our proverbial heads? I wonder. When we hold our piece, will it keep the peace? selahV
