May 8 2018 – Click here to listen
Life is tough enough without bringing on more hardship. I try not to argue with anyone. I cannot say that I am always successful, or that I have always felt this way, but I try.
Arguing accomplishes one thing: strife. We do not win arguments, because even if we make the best points, we still lose, because the other party will be resentful.
Incredibly some seem to thrive on strife. Some folks go out of their way to argue, even joining in on things that do not even concern them. Solomon described it as follows:
He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own, is like one who takes a dog
by the ears.
Most dogs will bite you if you mess with their ears. Dont get bitten, stay out of other people’s quarrels and try to avoid your own. A companion to meddling in others quarrels is spreading rumors, gossip, and slandering your neighbor. It only creates more problems and is not from God. That makes it satanic and we should avoid it at all cost. Do you meddle? Do you talk about others behind their back?
Proverbs 26:20
Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;
And where there is no Talebearer, strife ceases.