“Wise people think before they act; fools don’t—and even brag about their
foolishness. An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble, but a reliable
messenger brings healing.” --Proverbs 16:17
There was a picture going around Facebook with the following story, “If I offered you $100,000 to jump out of a plane without a parachute, would you do it? I bet you said NO! But what if I told you the plane was on the ground?...Moral of the story; know all the facts before you open your mouth.”
In our lives, information travels at light speed. We see news stories spread to millions within a few seconds sometimes these stories come so fast the facts come later and the story needs to be altered. Gossip and rumors also spread like wildfire in small towns as well as big cities. Perhaps you have seen this happen in the greater Fairview area. This too is unfortunate because it destroys reputations and it exposes individuals to ridicule and condemnation, which may or may not be true. Regardless of whether a rumor is true or not, it is still not anything to be sharing. The truth is many times we can avoid these situations. How do we do this? We do not get involved in such a situation, we may confront the situation and say, “Did he/she tell you this personally?” Maybe we should stop to think!
At the end of the majority of sentences we place a period. At times in our grammar, we place a comma to continue a sentence or to separate a phrase. When I read this scripture about thinking before acting, it makes me think of punctuation in my life. There are times where a coma is appropriate and necessary. For instance perhaps you are feuding with your spouse or disciplining our children. Taking a break or inserting a comma, can greatly change the situation the break the few seconds can give us a new perspective and allow us to proceed with less emotion and fire. Perhaps we may need to insert a period as well. Taking the time to think, pausing, and ultimately deciding to end the conversation or situation altogether.
There was a picture going around Facebook with the following story, “If I offered you $100,000 to jump out of a plane without a parachute, would you do it? I bet you said NO! But what if I told you the plane was on the ground?...Moral of the story; know all the facts before you open your mouth.”
In our lives, information travels at light speed. We see news stories spread to millions within a few seconds sometimes these stories come so fast the facts come later and the story needs to be altered. Gossip and rumors also spread like wildfire in small towns as well as big cities. Perhaps you have seen this happen in the greater Fairview area. This too is unfortunate because it destroys reputations and it exposes individuals to ridicule and condemnation, which may or may not be true. Regardless of whether a rumor is true or not, it is still not anything to be sharing. The truth is many times we can avoid these situations. How do we do this? We do not get involved in such a situation, we may confront the situation and say, “Did he/she tell you this personally?” Maybe we should stop to think!
At the end of the majority of sentences we place a period. At times in our grammar, we place a comma to continue a sentence or to separate a phrase. When I read this scripture about thinking before acting, it makes me think of punctuation in my life. There are times where a coma is appropriate and necessary. For instance perhaps you are feuding with your spouse or disciplining our children. Taking a break or inserting a comma, can greatly change the situation the break the few seconds can give us a new perspective and allow us to proceed with less emotion and fire. Perhaps we may need to insert a period as well. Taking the time to think, pausing, and ultimately deciding to end the conversation or situation altogether.
God wants us to act wisely and at times, this may mean we
need to use a comma or a period in our lives. This way we do not stumble, fall
or bring shame to ourselves or worse, to Christ.
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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