ARE ARGUMENTS EVER WORTH IT?

ARE ARGUMENTS EVER WORTH IT?

 A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment.  However, the husband eventually remembered he would need his wife to waken him the following morning at five o’clock for an early business flight.

 Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and lose their nuptial stand-off), he wrote down on a piece of paper, “Please wake me up at 5:00 A.M.”  He then left it where he knew his wife would find it.

 The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 A.M. and he had missed his flight.  Furious, he was about to confront his wife to see why she hadn’t wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed.  His wife’s note read, “It is 5:00 A.M.  Wake up.”

 While this story is somewhat comical, it generates sobering thoughts.  Can any of us honestly state that any disagreement or argument we have been party to over the years was ever worth the dissention, debate or drama that was actually generated?  I doubt it.  The typical aftermath of strife is guilt and regret.

 Most importantly, what is GOD’S perspective on this issue?  Hear the Word of the Lord:

 Romans 12:18

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

 Ephesians 4:26-27

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil. 

 My friends, let us strive to live in peace, and to bequeath a legacy of tranquility to our children and grandchildren.  After all, this not only honors God, it sustains relationships and preserves our health.

 Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!