Proverbs 20:3 -- On Ceasing Strife

"It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling."
Proverbs 20:3


I think sometimes about how the whole world would change if we all just followed one commandment... any one. If we all stopped lying for instance, or even just if no one stole. This one is interesting too, and it would change a lot of things for the better if we could let go of strife.

Of course the whole world doesn't have to do it for it to have an impact. Even if just one person follows a commandment, it makes a difference, to ourselves, to the people around us, and as we set those examples... that's what builds up to making a difference for the whole world.

Today, let's cease from strife. Let's understand what triggers anger and bitterness in ourselves, and learn to first avoid, and eventually overcome those weaknesses, with God's help. Let's find ways to work with other people positively, and when we can't, at least we can learn to let go of the poisonous emotions that threaten our peace.

Let's remember that it is always possible to repent and change and improve with God's help, and let's ask for that help and work for better selves and a better world.