Grace for your spirit
For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down. Proverbs 26:20
It takes fuel to keep a fire going. Just a spark in the right place at the right time can turn into a blazing inferno that is difficult to contain. It takes accelerant to keep gossip going as well. If somebody keeps restarting the fires of controversy, soon we can have a blazing inferno of contention. Gossip is seldom shouted from the rooftops. It is mostly funneled by whispering in a corner. The whisperer places doubts and fears in others secretly avoiding detection. The whisperer sets a fire with words. They whisper in the corners of our church buildings, setting fire to the unsuspecting. The things that we have to say, that cannot be said in front of many witnesses, don’t need to be said at all. When the contention dies down, clear thinking can continue.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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