Ecclesiastes 7- Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does
what is right and never sins. Do not pay attention to every word people say, or
you may hear your servant cursing you—for you know in your heart that many
times you yourself have cursed others.
If you
haven’t read this book in the bible, please do!
It’s so different than the other books and will keep you studying and
reading, over and over again. In fact, I
wrote a book on Ecclesiastes called Life is Fluid!
We do
ourselves a disservice if we listen to what others are saying about us, instead
of what He says about us. In fact, if we
live a life in that "what do others say" position, we will be disappointed, disillusioned, and dissatisfied.
People
are going to mess up, and they will talk behind our backs, and we will talk behind theirs. It’s just too easy to get upset at someone
and in a rash moment, lash out with our tongue about her/him. So this passage reminds us to “not pay
attention” to every word that others say.
This is
a huge deal – if we can obey this instruction!
When we
are no longer defined by the words of others, but instead renewed by His words
over us – that we are accepted, loved, and beautiful in his sight – we are free
to live.
Don’t
you want to live free?
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