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Saturday... When was the last one?


Saturday... When was the last one?

When was your last quarrel? Did you win the argument? Was it worth it? 

Proverbs 17:1 (MSG) says, "A meal of bread and water in contented peace is better that a banquet spiced with quarrels."


There is definite residual after having a fight no matter who wins especially if it is with someone you love. There is definite pain after Margaret, my wife and I have had a quarrel and we do all we can to not have them. We are both very strong people with our own individual ways of looking at situations but we strive to do anything we can to keep from having a quarrel. We just don't like having them with each other. 

We have been with couples who it seems are always putting down the other one. Especially if you are newly married stay away from couples like that. It is not healthy for you and your spouse. "A meal of bread and water in contented peace is better that a banquet spiced with quarrels."

Now they come from many different areas. If you're with someone you don't like there is always a chance that you will have a quarrel. If you are with someone who has different political views there is a great chance that you will quarrel. If you are with a know-it-all there is always a chance for a quarrel. If you're with a family that has different ideas about handling their children, there is always a chance for a quarrel. If you are in a bad mood or they are in a bad mood, there is always a chance for a quarrel. If you or them need to eat, there is a chance of a quarrel. 

Now we don't want to always be alone. The truth is you can have a quarrel with yourself. No, we don't like to be alone so we need to do all we can to be a peace with everyone. It is work but it is worth it.

The Amplified Bible says it this way. "Better a dry morsel [of food served] with quietness and peace than a house of feasting [served] with strife and contention."

Now we all know what it is like to have a toddler in the house or an adolescent.  It takes a lot of love and understanding and patience. That is what a family is all about but two adults who are at it all the time is a different story. Counseling might be a good thing to seek out.  Love is not just an emotion is is also a commitment it means that we will do everything we can to strive to understand and not always have to be right. 

The NIRV says, "It is better to eat a dry morsel or a dry crust of bread in peace and quiet than to eat a big dinner in a house full of fighting." Here is the key, do something about it. That is what God wants. One place to start is to pray about it. And be honest. If you are the problem, do something about it. If it is the other person, find out what is happening in them and also pray for them and be patient. 

Yes, having good food and not fighting is a good thing. The answer is not the food, the fighting is the problem. Again, stay away from it or do something about it if it is in your family or with good friends or in you. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning  

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