Gold Nugget
Verse 3: “It is honorable for a man to stop
striving, since any fool can start a quarrel.”
Commentary
Usually
it's best to finish what you started, but there is an exception. There have
been instances where I have either started or contributed to a quarrel, and
then realize how immature and foolish I have behaved. By then your
foolish actions are now sealed in foolish pride. Backing down now would only be
acknowledging your mistake. Remembering th devotion, "The Best Defense
is to not be an Offense" we are reminded that once you have started
down the wrong path and engaged in ungodly behavior, you can still demonstrate
good Christian character by exercising repentance. Remember what it means
to repent; to repent simply means to turn away from your present course. If you
have started or contributed to a quarrel you have shown poor Christian
character, but you still can repent (turn away from your present course), do as
today’s “gold nugget” says, and "stop striving". “It is honorable for a man to stop
striving, since any fool can start a quarrel.”This is the honorable
thing. As we often find as believers, we must humble our pride and repent.
Prayer
Lord,
reveal to me my patterns of initiating or contributing to strife. I want to
remember your words that tell me to avoid strife. If I do start to contribute
to strife, give me the strength to turn away from it. Amen
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