Tuesday... Here is a great way to respond.

I love the Bible. It is so practical.

This is election day and after it is over there will be so much talk. Thanksgiving is coming and those relatives who were on the other side of it all will be across the table. So how will we respond to them, to those we disagree with?

David gives us a great way to respond. In Psalm 38:14 (NLT) he says, "I choose to hear nothing and I make no reply." Now that is a great response if you want to have peace with others. But we are so quick to give our thoughts, our opinions and here comes an argument. "I choose to hear nothing and I make no reply."

Verses 13 & 14 in The MESSAGE says, "But I'm deaf and mute to it all, ears shut, mouth shut. I don't hear a word they say, don't speak a word in response."

Now if we look at people that we disagree with through the eyes of love and strive to understand why they feel the way they do it will make such a difference in our relationship with them. Maybe striving to understand why they feel the way they do will go a long way in showing them love which we all need. And confrontation blocks the way to our showing we care about them. We don't have to agree with them, just love them.

Through what we have gone through this past year this way of responding would go a long way in bringing peace and love to our world. We Christians are to be a different breed and our response to others shows how Christ has made a difference in us and through us.

The Amplified Bible says, "Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, in whose mouth are no arguments." Thanks so much God for your Word and for showing us a way to respond that shows the difference you have made in our lives. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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