Proverbs 20:3
It is to a man's honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
In our society, there are two platforms where this Proverb is played out every day: Politics and social media. Both of these are built on slander and strife. Politicians need it to remain in the public eye and feed their narcissistic shallowness. Social media whores need it to give themselves a false feeling of significance and importance. Look at what Solomon calls both groups of people. They are FOOLS!
This does not mean every politician and everyone on social media are fools, but look at the qualifier- people who are quick to quarrel are fools. They should be avoided. Do you get sucked into arguments on social media as if you are actually convincing someone the rightness of your opinion? I don't know if you've noticed yet, but social media is not solving problems...it is creating problems and making existing problems worse, that's what it's designed for.
By this definition, how many American politicians are honorable and how many are fools? If it's honorable to avoid strife and quarrels then we would have to say most- the vast majority- of American politicians are fools. In today's political environment one has to play the fool just to get elected. The politicians are just a reflection of the people who vote for them. That's a big reason why American politics has nothing to do with governing and solving problems. The American people insist on their politics being nothing more than an absurd "reality" T.V. series. Only a dumbed-down, uneducated, ignorant society would continue to elect buffoons to public office election after election. The sad state of American politics is actually a sad commentary on the state of American society. There is no honor among our politicians because there is no honor among our citizens. Cry about it all you want on social media, but nothing changes until the citizens change. An immoral citizenry will always elect immoral governors so they will legalize more immorality. And then these same selfish and ignorant citizens will cry and whine when the immoral governors they elect turn around and take everything from them (the ignorant citizens) because they (the governors) are immoral. There is no honor among thieves. Immoral, selfish people will always abuse their power and authority to get everything they can for themselves. This is why the Woke folks and Socialists are so stupid- they never get this, no matter how many times they are kicked in the crotch by it.
None of this is new. And it certainly isn't news. It is only new to ignorant fools who don't read and who don't study and understand history. This is the nature of fallen, sinful man. People who reject the God of the Bible and Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior will always act this way. It's not surprising. It is to be expected, so there is no reason to get all angry when godless people act this way. The big key is for you to stop acting the same way. If you profess to be a Christian, then start acting like it. You are called to be the salt and light of the world. Stop acting like the world! Stop playing the fool on social media by participating in the foolish quarreling. Stop going through the motions of your life, and start living the life you have been called to live through the gift of faith in Jesus. Every Christian has been given a Great Commission calling. Yours is bigger than just living for yourself. If you really want to make a difference in society, in the world, that is how you do it. You aren't accomplish anything, and you aren't pleasing God, by being just another fool on social media.
This all starts by answering one simple question: Who are you living for?
If you are neglecting your Great Commission calling, then you are living for yourself.
If you are living for others, then you are moving in the right direction, but you're not quite there yet.
If you are truly living for Jesus, then you've got it. Jesus is more important than you. He is more important than all the others. Only Jesus is "the Way, the Truth, and the Life". His plan for your life is the only one that matters.
It is time to stop playing the fool and start living your life with honor. If you have no clue what that word means, start reading the book of Proverbs every day. Solomon and the Holy Spirit will help you figure it out.
James 3:17-4:2
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God.
God bless
Jason Fredrick
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