When I was young, I heard plenty of people say ridiculous things. Usually, a few people heard them, somebody scratched their head, and that was about as far as it went.
Today, someone can say something incredibly ignorant and tens of thousands of people can hear it before the day is over. It travels fast, reaches too many people, and can live online forever.
Recently, I was scrolling and came across a post that featured a minister. I’m just being honest, what he said was borderline disturbing. I was embarrassed, annoyed, and a little bit angry all the same time.
I kept thinking about it throughout the day. How could he say that? Did he think about the people listening? Did anybody around him correct him before it was posted?
Hours later, I was still bothered. He had probably gone on with his day, and I was still sitting there thinking about what he said.
That’s when I finally remebered that people can sometimes speak with a whole lot more confidence than sense. And I don’t have to spend the rest of my day thinking about every one of them.
Proverbs says, “The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook a transgression.” (Proverbs 19:11, NKJV)
I’ve read that verse before, but I need to be reminded of it. I can get so caught up in what somebody else said that I miss what’s happening around me. Meanwhile, the person who bothered me may never give it another thought.
I’ve said my share of foolish things too. I’m grateful many of them never made it to a larger audience.
I’m still learning to let things go. Learning to move on. Sometimes that means putting my phone down, asking God to help me settle down, and getting on with my day.
If something has been bothering you today, maybe you need to put it down too. You’ve probably spent way more time on it than it deserves.
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