WAIT….. DON’T STIR IT UP !!!!

   I have been contemplating this for a few weeks now. Whether or not I should write this. I made up my mind to just do it. If you get offended sorry.

  It’s on the subject of when/how to confront someone or something. My pastor always says never make a decision while your in a valley or on top of the mountain. I have used that a lot in my life since hearing it.

  My outlook or I guess my personality is always to jump right into things. I suppose that's why I always used to stay into fights in school. Since then I have learned a few valuable lessons I like to call life lessons.

  I always like to find some answer in God’s word & believe me everything you come across you can find an answer for in the bible. That’s one reason I waited to post this I had not found that perfect scripture. Until now.

James 1:19-20
Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.
NIV

   My problem would always be when it got heated I would just join right in & yell & scream too. Then it hit me one day now just bear with the illustration & hear my heart in this. We have a small house dog that refuses to relieve herself outside. So every day she destroys our carpet.I got tired of picking CRAP up while it was still wet so I thought hey wait for it to dry & you can just pick it up & do whatever with it.

  You know it really worked too & did not make near the mess either. So I believe there is a principle here for life.

1. life's CRAP is going to happen
2. it’s got to be cleaned up
3. we can act then or wait
4. if we act then it will be much messier
5. if we wait it will be cleaner & less likely leave a stain

  You might say well are you sure yelp just used it a few weeks ago worked flawless.

Prov 30:33
33 For as churning the milk produces butter,
and as twisting the nose produces blood,
so stirring up anger produces strife."
NIV

So you see if we will wait & hold our tongue some of life’s problems would not be as bad.

One last thought if you sow bitterness you will also reap bitterness.

Ron