It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. Prov20.3
In our family, God has given us a unique gift to help us listen to the way we talk with one another. Our white Lab Maggie is super sensitive and can instantly sense any tension building in the air. If we are at home Maggie will immediately leave the room if there is the slightest hint of strife. It doesn’t matter what we are talking about, our precious lab is hyper sensitive to any stressful tones in our voice. If we are on a walk and Maggie senses any tension in the tone of our conversation, she will simply sit down and watch us walk on without her. Usually we will walk fifty or sixty feet before we notice she is no longer walking with us and turn to see her just sitting there. Her absolute refusal to be around strife has turned our gruff words into laughter many times. Maggie knows how to keep aloof from strife. Actually the Hebrew word means to sit or cease from participation in something. Learning detachment when someone is provoking you is honorable. If you don’t want to get caught in a tug-of-war, simply drop your end of the rope. In our family we are learning that when Maggie tucks her tail we should tuck our tongues. 8/20/2008 ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
