The halfbaked Bard

A quiet spirit can overcome even great mistakes Eccl:10:4 A hasty answer; a retortion; an unwanted back answering can often spoil the warm relation that you have been enjoying. All was going well between you two. Then suddenly you couldn't have control over the reins of your tongue. And as you blurted out, the damage caused by that impulsive act is horrendous and irreparable. You have apologized and tried to reinstate. But the scars are deep enough to be forgotten. You are filled with regrets, "If at all, I had kept quiet" James:1:19 You must be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to be angry.  Learn to have a quiet spirit. You need not prattle. Yes you might be hurt by their words or deeds. But the consequence of your venting out your emotions through words is going to be catastrophic.  Tongue is as dangerous as the fire, James says. Kabje me rakh. Controlling it is quintessential for a healthy relation with others. You might be at loss. You might be thou...

Patience is better than pride Eccl:7:8 How is patience and pride linked? If finishing and starting are antonyms; so should patience and pride be too. I thought the opposite of patience is impatience and that of pride is humility.  What we need to think here is: why do i get impatient? By being impatient, when I get frustrated, what rules my heart?  When I am teaching my children; I do get impatient when I am filled with pride. When I am not able to come as low as their level; I am not able to tell them over and over again. And when they are not able to decipher out what I am trying to convince, that is when the loud speaker mode is turned on.  Yes, impatience and pride are surely linked. And humility results in patience and persistance and perseverance.  When you realize that you are not somebody really great, it will be easier for you to come down.  When you are not swollen up with pride; it will be easier for you to fit and squeeze in to every situ...

Obadiah was afraid - what if he goes and tells Ahab that Elijah is here and then the Spirit of God takes Elijah somewhere else, then he feared that Ahab would kill him. But one word of Elijah was enough to give him boldness.  "As surely as the Lord lives...." How authentic and trustworthy are my words? Do people trust and believe when I say something? Or do people consider me silly and not worth listening to? Am I a gossipper and news monger? Are my words true to every word? Do I mean every word I say? My master says, "Let your yes be yes and no be no." There shouldn't be a swearing even, He says. What He meant was, to be true about what you say. No beating around the bush. No sarcasm. No making fun or hurting others by your words. No loose talks. No gossips. Matt:12:36 And I tell you this, you must give account on judgement day for every idle word you speak. Eph:4:29 No foul language is to come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up ...