There is a time for everything, a time to speak and a time to be silent, the book of Ecclesiastes tells us. (chapter 3) The secret is in knowing which time it is.
With the stress of being with family and the fear of old disagreements and wounds being opened, many people are gearing up for battle.
This Christmas when faced with deciding if it’s a time to speak or be silent, use silence and peace as your default position.
You could try to make your points again in those old arguments, or you could accept that disagreement exists and that you don’t have to control others, and just move on emotionally.
There is only power in that disagreement if you allow it to bother you.
David Curry
