The Road Less Traveled – Two roads split in a church. One went this way:
Someone offends me. I tell people ALL about it. The listeners begin to think less of my offender. They JOIN me in speaking negatively about my offender. I have succeeded in: • causing others to sin; • creating division in relationships; • making myself more upset by re-hashing the details over & over; • all the while DIRECTLY, KNOWINGLY, • WILLFULLY disobeying God’s Word by reacting according to my flesh rather than submitting to the Spirit and by NOT loving my neighbor. OR I GO THIS WAY… I GO DIRECTLY to God in prayer. He listens to me & gives me His (better) perspective. I feel PEACE! The “need” to vent to others is gone. It’s over. If I travel this road less traveled I have honored God by valuing UNITY over the (very) temporary pleasure of gossiping and gaining sympathy from others which would have degraded all of us! My invitation to you is to travel the road less traveled.
