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Monday... This really makes sense.


Proverbs 19:11 (NLT), "Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs."

Monday... This really makes sense.

It is so easy to be out there being angry at all the wrongs around us. But the problem is, we are doing it in other people instead of in ourselves.


We get so angry with other people but Proverbs 19:11 (NLT) says, "Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs." And that really does make sense.

I am a retired minister and in reality I can be hard to live with. It is so easy for me to constantly be pointing out wrongs in others and getting angry but that doesn't really make sense. It is better to live as an example.

Have you noticed that if I point my finger at someone else there are three fingers pointing back at me? Yes, in reality we need to be overlooking wrongs instead of getting angry.

Now we are in midterm elections here in the USA and there is a lot of anger going on. "Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs."

This Proverb is also a good one in our families, with our kids and for sure with our spouses. Yes, we can't overlook all wrongs, we must deal with them but "Sensible people control their temper." That definetly will make a difference.

I also am reading in 1 Thessalonians and 4:11 says, "Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before." Yes, "minding your own business" is such good advice and so is working with your hands instead of pointing our fingers. And living a quiet life is also a good thing. And then verse 12, "Then people who are not believers will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others."

Proverbs 19:11 in the Amplified Bible says, "Good sense and discretion make a man slow to anger, and it is his honor and glory to overlook a transgression or an offense [without seeking revenge and harboring resentment.]"

And verse 8, "He who gains wisdom and good sense loves (preserves) his own soul; he who keeps understanding will find good and prosper."

Spending time in Proverbs is a good way to gain wisdom, good sense and understanding.

Again, "Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs." So let's do it. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning





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