As Christians we are instructed to be kind, gentle, peaceful and loving. Some see that as timidity, or equate it to becoming "doormats". But that is not what a Christian is, nor is it what God expects.
As a society we've become adept at masking our real emotions. We make excuses for our words and actions such as: "I was abused.", "They behaved badly first.", or "I'm a Christian." We make judgements based on the outward appearance of an individual without really looking at the inside. How did painful emotions get inside this person to make them behave this way?
Words are powerful. From our birth words are molding and forming our personalities. Underneath that loud, obnoxious person is a crying, hurting individual, while a timid, reserved individual is disguising a raging, terror. Making the conscious decision to respond to them according to God's Word is what matters.
Swindoll offers a suggestion to read a chapter from Proverbs every day for the next thirty-one days. When I was in high school my class challenged ourselves to do this. It was amazing how our words started to change. We began to talk the walk with each other and our families. As an adult I see how this will affect those around us, not just our loved ones, but with the people we meet every day.
Watch and see how it affects your blogging too.
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