by Kay Heitsch
Today I heard something that I hadn't thought of before. It went something like this. Our response to something can be just as wrong as the situation itself. That's true! The way we respond to something or someone can be wrong also.
Our quote today says it well, "Human freedom involves our capacity to pause and to choose our response. We may not be able to change the situation, but we can choose our response to it."
We can respond in a loving way even if we disagree. That is a human freedom we have to pause and choose our response. Too often we fly off the handle instead of pausing and choosing the right way to handle a situation. I know I have!
When we respond in a loving way we are living out 1 Corinthians 13. "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.…
I believe if we pause and use our human freedom to choose, we will respond in a loving way.
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