Hold Your Tongue!!!

We have all said something, about someone, that is mean or even just plain cruel at some point in our life. But why? It just doesn't make sense, we don't like it when people are mean to us, so why do we do it right back to them? But it just doesn't make sense... rarely any of us enjoy drama! We complain about people talking behind our backs but then we turn around and do it to someone else. Are we guilty of our own complaints? I say yes! If we would just let the things that are said about us slip on by and not continue the trend maybe it would stop. Think of it this way, at least they are talking about you, they might not like you, but at least they know you exist... think about that! They know what you stand for and they don't agree with it. WHO CARES?! have your opinions, let people know that you have them, you ARE going to have enemies, friends, and indifferent people because of it!
I honestly hate it when a rumor gets started.. because i hate it so much, i usually go to the person it is about and actually find out if it is true or not. Once i know what is true, I try to correct the rumor and make things better. Guaranteed, I get sucked into a LOT of drama because of it, but I don't want other people to suffer because of the stupidity of others.
When someone seems to spite you by what they do, turn your cheek. Let them do it, don't retaliate, don't react! Hold your tongue and GO TO GOD!!!! See why it bothered you, see your intentions in the situation, think about what would become of you responding back in spite... When you speak from anger stupid things seem to happen. You say things without thinking them through! You may not think about it at the time, but those words you say will stick in your head for quite a while. God says to turn the other cheek and let the person do the same thing again to you again. Not that you agree with it, but that you know it is wrong to do something back.
SPITE COMES FROM SPITE
Think of all that Jesus took for our sake. Being beaten, bruised, battered, hated, talked about, and killed. He took this all for us... he didn't retaliate, he didn't seek revenge, he took it for US! Why can't we have this way of behaving about ourselves?? So even when your brother takes your iPod and breaks its screen, no matter how much pain you wish to inflict on him or all the words you want to scream at him, hold it in and think about it. Calm down before you end up doing something stupid. You won't believe the difference it makes in the end. :)
God Bless ♥♥♥