September 26, 2016 -
Not much to report this week - but I learned a valuable lesson. And I hope by sharing it, I can help others learn this lesson as well.
When you’re in the middle of an argument and you can’t
speak your mind, I believe that’s the spirit telling you that this argument is
not good and neither of you will be enriched by it. It will bring down both participants and drive the spirit away. Sometimes during an argument you will be given “a stupor of
thought” and that confirms that the Lord does not want either participant to behave in
this manner. So the fact that when you feel like you don’t know what to say during an argument, or
that you have nothing TO say, is actually a protection to not say
something you'll regret. So now when I’m in the middle of an argument (which isn't very often really), and
that same thing happens, I just smile at my opponent and say, “I really have
nothing to say at this moment that is going to make us both feel better, so I
just want to say - let it go and let's move past this.”
“Before you speak. THINK!”
T is it True?
H is it Helpful?
I is it Inspiring?
N is it Necessary?
K is it Kind?
- Always, Sister Brown
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