Ephesians 5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for it is because of these things that the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Some people like you and some people do not, some people care if something happens to you and other people do not. We all make choices of who we like to have as a friend, but we cannot make the choice as to who is our family. When people become critical of who you associate with and that you need to listen to what they want, one needs to ask the question why? And what is their motive? Often the reason family gets upset about who we associate with is that when we are upset with a friend and then chat to our mother, the impression they have is that you are unhappy with that friend. So we fall into the habit of talking about our problems, sharing our concerns and so on, but hardly ever talk about how we contributed to the problem or that our friend really cares for us.
So when we live and spend time with friends, we need to be careful of who we talk to and what we say, because they draw conclusions from this and then want to help. Wisdom comes with experience rather than age and it is better to listen than to speak. It is in what we say that people judge us; so when we speak gently we are seen as gentle, when we speak lovingly we are seen as loving. So we should understand that most of our problems and solutions in life comes because of what we say and how we say it.
Be encouraged today to be aware of your words to others.
David
Point to ponder: It is better to listen than to speak.
Question to consider: Do you speak without listening?
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