How often have you found yourself in a verbal standoff about a subject or topic and that standoff leads to an argument that never ends?
Is it really worth it?
“3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.” – Proverbs 20:3 (ESV)
Well according to God’s Word, NOPE! We find ourselves in situations that are less than optimal for us to be in as Christians and the direction we have from God is to simply walk away.
“Keep aloof” or “avoid” here looks to mean stay away from those situations where we have nothing to gain. We have more important things to worry about than involving ourselves in matters that are trivial. When we are seen “acting out”, it is perceived by those that witness that we are a certain way. I would rather be seen as someone who walked away from something than in a negative light.
I think of “fights” that happen in school, on the playground, in the sporting event. We generally do not see who started things, but we certainly see who finishes them. The one that retaliates is the one that gets caught. Whether the second person was defending themselves or not, they are the one that is held accountable due to their overt retaliation.
Wouldn’t it make sense then to just walk away? What is gained by fighting back? What more honor is there in avoiding the strife?
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