The Bridges we burn....

Ever feel the need to get your point across so much that you just kept pushing and pushing and pushing till....
The need to make someone understand...
The need to push your belief...your opinion....your concern...your way of life....
To just make someone understand...
To get the last word. 
To just be...right?

Are you feeling hurt, disrespected, stepped on, mistreated, etc, etc, etc...and so we feel we can rightly justify what comes next in our behavior. 

Attack, attack, attack, hurt, hurt, hurt. Apologize. Attack, attack, attack, hurt, hurt hurt. Apologize....and repeat! Over and over and over. Does the pattern get old? ABSOLUTELY!!!!! Do you feel like you won? Do you feel "right"? Did you get the last word? And what exactly did that achieve for you? 

Sometimes we need to choose to be silent. Sometimes it's ok to not talk all the time. Sometimes if we know someones toes are going to be stepped on we simply choose silence. I encourage you to pray. And pray hard for a closed mouth. For love for others. For kindness and compassion. We can't always be right. We can't always have everyone like everything we do. We can't always get the approval we think we need. We can't always constantly bicker about differences. Life is tooooooo short! Love others and respect them! Damaged relationships can be the worst thing to over come and mend. Think before you speak. Sometimes are words and actions give people enough reason to never want to rebuild that broken bridge. 

James 1:19 19 My dear brothers and sisters,h take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speaki and slow to become angry.