Friday... It is so practical. It really is. When reading through the Bible on a daily basis we can come across so much practical wisdom. God's Word is really alive and so livable. It makes such a difference. Here is what Proverbs 17:14 (NLT) says, "Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so stop before a dispute breaks out." Did you know that what is happening in the middle east started way back when a man made a wrong decision and it still is being carried out today? It never was resolved. How many divorces were started over a quarrel that was never resolved? Or best friends had a disagreement and it has continued to today and nobody even remembers how it started. Verse 14 in the Amplified Bible says, "The beginning of strife is like letting out water [as from a small break in a dam; first it trickles and then it gushes]; Therefore abandon the quarrel before it breaks out and tempers explode." Verse 1 (NLT) says, "Better a dry crust eaten in peac
A positive reflection for a new day...