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Softer is better!

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 (10:13 am)

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.

Often we come up against another’s opinion or idea, we feel that our way is right and we will fight fiercely for our position on the matter. The scripture teaches us, and I have come to understand from experience (although I’m not perfect by any stretch of the imagination); that we go about it the long way when we fight fiercely. If we come at them with our fists in the air, I think theirs will come up just as fast as ours, if not faster.

But if, instead, we say “come, let us reason together, and hear each other out, respecting each other, speaking softly, and trusting the Lord for the outcome, we will always gain a blessing.

Give a soft answer today and see what the Lord does!

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