Every person is fighting a battle of some sort whether it is current issues they are facing or those pesky learned behaviors we all have that can make us pretty darn ugly at times. That is why it is important to lay aside your natural response to take offense, and love the "unlovely."
We haven't been called to give people what they deserve. God has commanded us to treat others as we wish to be treated. We are also shown in Scripture that whatever it is we do to another (negative or positive) we are doing to Jesus Himself. And YES, this includes our spouses and our children :)
So before you lash out and choose harshness over kindness, pause and picture Jesus standing before you. All hurt inflicted on another is bringing pain to the very heart of God.
"Rudeness, yelling, anger, and swearing are a weak man’s imitation of strength." (Author Unknown)
I will venture out to re-word "weak man" to not having matured in our ability to process and communicate. We need to do this if we want to have healthy relationships. Through clinging to the Father and allowing the Holy Spirit to work, we can respond and speak in such a way that is honoring to others and to God.
Let's be kind to one another. Kindness makes us more attractive :)
(Ephesians 4:31-32, Matthew 7:12, Luke 10:27, Proverbs 20:3, Proverbs 29:20, James 1:19, Matthew 25:45)
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