Keeping Little Things Little
Scripture – Proverbs 17:14: Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
Reflection: The other day I was talking with a friend about some problems I have with another person. Little things were building up between us. I was just absorbing them rather than confronting them. My friend pointed out the obvious fact: if I keep absorbing the little things they’ll eventually explode into a major thing.
To me this proverb speaks directly to that. Sometimes people start a fight about one thing, when all the while they’re really fighting about something else – something that’s been building up along the way. I’ll take my friend’s advice and follow the wisdom of Proverbs. I’ll not let little things grow into big things so the dam is breached. I’ll deal with the little things as they come up.
Lord, help me do that. Teach me how to live constructively as a member of your church. Show me how to live in a way that gives you reason to be proud.
Reflection: The other day I was talking with a friend about some problems I have with another person. Little things were building up between us. I was just absorbing them rather than confronting them. My friend pointed out the obvious fact: if I keep absorbing the little things they’ll eventually explode into a major thing.
To me this proverb speaks directly to that. Sometimes people start a fight about one thing, when all the while they’re really fighting about something else – something that’s been building up along the way. I’ll take my friend’s advice and follow the wisdom of Proverbs. I’ll not let little things grow into big things so the dam is breached. I’ll deal with the little things as they come up.
Lord, help me do that. Teach me how to live constructively as a member of your church. Show me how to live in a way that gives you reason to be proud.
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