Day 6 - The Argumentative Tongue

Day 6 - Argumentative Tongue
"Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling." Pro 20:3

People who frequently engage in arguing enjoy resistance. It could be that person grew-up in a home where arguing was the main type of communication. Others use this type of communication to lift-up their self-esteem.

Argumentative tongues don't care what the argument is about, in fact many of these types will argue a point just to argue-even if they themselves don't believe the point they are making! Oh, we all know this tongue.

I must confess that at times I suffer from this syndrome. When I was younger I HAD to have the last word. If my father said the sky was "blue", I said it was "azure". As I've gotten older and learned to pray for which battles to fight, I do this less and less. It is a difficult habit to break but with God's Word in your heart nothing is impossible.

Solomon, the wisest man in the Bible, said, "beginning a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out." Pro 17:14

Jesus even tells us 'to agree with our enemies quickly" in Matthew 5:25. We must remain loving when we agree to disagree with arguers. Tactfully, with love, we can resist.

Affirmation: I will resist becoming contentious by respecting every one's right to have his own values and views. Sis Lis