Thursday, January 21, 2016

Have Nothing to do with it!

2 Timothy 2: 23 - 24
23 Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. 24 And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone...

Misunderstandings in the church, and in the workplace are pretty common.
Trust me on this one!

This weakness affects quite a few people...me included.
When we come across something that doesn’t make sense at first, it can take more time than we care to invest, to bring about clarity.

An emotional response doesn’t seem to get people any closer to solving the problem.
Getting frustrated never seems to work.

And then I read a verse in the Bible like this one, and it says I’m not supposed to become quarrelsome.
But let’s wait a second here, I think we’re not supposed to address foolish or ignorant issues, that could lead to a quarrel.

Now I feel a little bit better.
What good is it to have dialog with someone about something foolish or ignorant? There are some important issues going on in the church that we should address first.

I’m not supposed to strive to have an argument.
Actually, I’m supposed to be kind.

I think I just learned something about myself this morning.

How about you?

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