I’m Right and You’re Wrong

 

 

                Many of our relationship problems are due to pride. Pride gets us to fight to be right. It will fill our minds with self-deception. We will be able to justify all kinds of wrong attitudes and behaviors, all the while being fully convinced that we are right.

                The Bible says in James 3:14, “But if you have bitter jealousy and contention in your hearts, do not pride yourselves on it and thus be in defiance of and false to the Truth.”

                Almost all mothers want the best for their children. Sometimes they can drive you over the edge and beyond because they constantly want to know what you’re up to. They want to know what you’re plans are to get to the next step in your life. Often times us young adults take it as picking. Like a pesky mosquito that keeps coming back and buzzing around your head. I bet you know exactly what I’m talking about.

                My mother will bring up questions and concerns regarding my next move in life and I do recall, recently, I blew up on her. I even said some words you should not say in front of the woman that gave you birth. But by golly, my pride was on a high mountain and I let strife take me over. Anger was rushing through every part of my bone and I had had enough of the questions and bickering and picking. I wanted to get rid of this mosquito once and for all. But, this is my mother we are talking about and after I had shut my mouth and started holding everything in, she walked upstairs and I sat there on the couch feeling horrible. What in the world was that all about? Where did that come from? I felt so evil, words can’t describe how bad I felt. I was in tears after she left.

                Many of you have had one of these outbursts. Maybe not towards your mother or father, but towards someone else who you just wanted them to go away or back off. Man, our pride can really take us over sometimes huh? In my situation, as I look back on it, it turns out my pride was wrong in the situation. I was out of line and I did need to focus on my next step forward. Everyone does. I mean, sure of course I was thinking ahead, but not like my mom said I should be. I was wrong then and did not realize it because of my pride.

                James 3:6 says, “The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.” Or tongue can hurt someone so fast, and we don’t even realize it till after we’ve spat out those harmful words. When I started using words against my mother I did not think twice nor completely acknowledge what I had just said to her. After the fight had ended was when I realized how harsh and evil I sounded. I let my tongue set ablaze and from then on, hell took over. It is so easy to let that happen but we need to remember what it is caused by. Strife and pride. Do not let strife take over your life for it infects every part of the body. As I stated in my last blog.

                Lord, I surrender to You my need to defend self, explain self, empower self, and to always be right. I acknowledge that You alone are the only One who is right. And even if I feel right about some situations, it never justifies strife. I submit my life to You completely, and I choose to let You alone be my defender.