Greetings, everyone!
Yes, in this era, there are different ways to offend someone, either through our words or actions. At times, words will come out without being seasoned with wisdom that will calm the situation. Even the Bible says, our words should be mixed with salt, not pepper. Meaning that our mouth should be filled with wisdom so that people will look at you and say, You make sense and some issues that you will pass over because of your skillfulness in communication.
That's why we need to gain mastery in our communication skills to talk better than using offensive words which can harm the other person mentally or spiritually. Our words or actions can make or break someone else, or they can separate us from others.
There was a time when I was looking for an apartment, and I met this lady who seemed to be an agent for me, and she told me that the landlord of the house was not around, that I should hold on. I was desperate and eager to move from where I was staying to my apartment without wasting time.
I couldn't hold on the way she told, I kept calling her, but there was no response from her, I even messaged her, but she didn't reply.
I kept calling her, and out of anger, she dropped a voice note for me, and I was broken by her choice of words. She ranted and shouted at me, asking why I was disturbing her, as if I didn't know what she was going through.
That voice note caught me off guard and I didn't know what to do again. And I almost broke down in tears, but someone invisible comforted me and told me that there is another way, and God brought someone to my path who helped me search for an apartment without anger or any sort of issues or talking to me anyhow. Even when I was disturbing and calling all the time, the man wasn't angry or offended he made sure I was satisfied with what I was looking for.
However, for the other woman, I held her in my heart because of her actions and words; in fact, I question her character. It was God who helped me to release her from my heart through the reading of the scripture.
So friends, our words are so powerful that they destroy genuine relationships in our lives, we just need to be very careful when we are offended. You can stay calm for a while, till when you are free, you can peacefully call the person's attention, not in a chaotic way, but peacefully, and communicate sense and wisdom.
This is my response to the Hivelearners featured contest week 224 episode 2
I love, I care, and I forgive
