NIV Version Ephesians 4:29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouth, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Wouldn't this world be better,
If folks whom we meet would say,
"I know something good about you,"
And treat you just that way?
Wouldn't it be splendid,
If each handshake, good and true,
Carried with it this assurance:
"I know something good about you?"
Wouldn't life be happiest,
If the good that's in us all,
Were the only thing about us
That people would recall?
Wouldn't our days be sweeter,
If we praised the good we see?
For there is a lot of goodness,
In the worst of you and me.
Wouldn't it be fine to practice,
This way of thinking too;
You know something good about me,
I know something good about you?'
Since we can never know or tell the whole story about any other human being, why not just skip to the good highlights?
So those few parents I really struggle with I am only going to focus on the good I know about them. Like they are doing something right. Their child is absolutely wonderful.
Blessings
Crystal
Blessings
Crystal
Such good thoughts!
ReplyDeleteWay to keep your perspective!!! :)
ReplyDeleteGood thoughts and thanks for sharing...hugs!
ReplyDeleteThat was awesome. I love how the Lord gives us something that we so desperately needed at the right moment. That was a great devotional and I am glad you postd it. Thanks. It is always good to be reminded of how to keep our heads on straight.
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Love it!Thanks for sharing.That is one thing I have been working on.Blessings,Marla
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