Quote of the Week

All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.

Sir Walter Scott

1 Corinthians 13 Inspiration

Love is not rude....

The opposite of rude is polite.  How polite are you on a daily basis?  Are you polite to your husband, your children, the cashier at the grocery?  How about the car that cuts you off on the interstate?  How about the waitress who forgets your refill? 

God tells us in James 4:1-3 that quarrels rise up in us only out of our own selfishness - not getting exactly what we want, when we want it.  Rudeness in my mind is a sort of quarrel.  Someone doesn't do what we want, so we act in such a way to 'let them know about it'.  Or even worse, what if we are getting your way and still choose to be rude?  What purpose does that serve?  Not only is our heart hard at that moment, but we've not built up the other person as we're told in Ephesians 4:29.  Let's work on putting Philippians 4:8 to practice this week.  If we think on good things, how can rudeness be a part of us?

Philippians 4:8

Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think on such things.