Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken;
lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: For often times also thine own heart
knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others. Ecclesiastes, Chapter 7, verses 21-22.
As a teacher, the children who came to me crying
because someone called them names often were those who were notorious for
calling other children names. They could
“dish it out,” but couldn’t handle it when it happened to them.
Isn’t it funny that adults are very similar? We come unglued when someone says something
rude or hateful to us, when we are often guilty of being rude and hateful to
others. Somehow, it seems different when
someone else does it. Maybe we can learn
to be more forgiving of others, in the same way that Christ forgives us for all
our actions.
Our children see how we handle frustrating
experiences and will tend to handle things similarly as they grow up. We need to be forgiving, even if someone’s
just crowded into our parking spot when we had our car all lined up for it!
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
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