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When you’re itching to give advice or other input, it helps to answer three good questions first: does it need to be said, does it need to be said now, and does it need to be said by me?
“Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear.” James 1:19
Help, Lord.
When you’ve been walking down the same street and falling in the same hole for a long time, it feels really good to start walking down a different street.
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results.” Unknown
“God gave boldness and courage. . . .” 1 Thessalonians 2:2
When somebody sticks with you through thick and thin (no matter how long thin lasts), it is a shining wonder.
“There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24
“And say that my glory was I had such friends.” William Butler Yeats
What if you (and the friend or relative you’re so worried about) are being pursued for good every day?
“Surely Your goodness and lovingkindness pursue me every day of my life.” Psalm 23:6
“The Hound of Heaven” Francis Thompson
If it bothers me when people don’t appreciate the time (or effort or whatever) that I give, maybe I'm not really giving.
“Unhealthy [people] don’t really give; they invest.” Clarence Thomson
“Do good to others . . . without expecting to get anything in return.” Luke 6:35
When somebody truly hears you (instead of jumping in with answers and advice), it heals.
“There’s a crying need to be heard – not just listened to, but truly heard.” A wise friend
“Giving an answer before hearing is foolish and dishonoring.” Proverbs 18:13
