Thursday... This is so true.

Psalm 107:1 (NLT), "Better a dry crust eaten in peace than a house filled with feasting - and conflict." And conflict. Now that is so true. And we have been and are seeing it in our world, in our nation and even in our homes.

Conflict. Is your home filled with peace or conflict?

We have been a nation in conflict and it is frustrating. But at least it hasn't brought us to what is happening in the Ukraine. Now that is conflict with death and evil involved.

But what about you? Verse 9 says, "Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends." But we won't let it go. We have to be right so we keep telling our side trying to get the other person to say your right. But being right isn't always the right thing. Love takes over when we stop pushing our side and stop and listen to the other side. We don't have to agree but listening and striving goes a long way in resolving conflict.

Verse 14 (MSG) says, "The start of a quarrel is like a leak in a dam, so stop it before it bursts." Oh if we would stop before it's too late.

Verse 17, "Friends love through all kinds of weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble." This whole time of Covid has been horrible and especially when we should all be together striving to solve the problem instead of trying to get our own way. What could have happened if we would have stuck together? But I have my rights. No, you give them back to God and He gives them back as privileges. "Friends love through all kinds of weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble."

And this is a good thought. Verse 28 (NLT) says, "Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent; with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent." And that is so true! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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