Bishop Keith Butler
Mar 2
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. (Proverbs 9:13)
Have you ever met someone that you would call foolish? I can think of many moments in my life when I met individuals who, like the foolish woman described in Proverbs 9:13, were clamorous and created chaos wherever they went. When you meet a foolish person, you should respond with patience and wisdom. A wise person will maintain their peace and follow the Holy Spirit when the foolish are making all the noise. Proverbs also tells us that the foolish are those who believe their own way is right, no matter what wisdom is shared with them. We should examine our own hearts and attitudes when it comes to dealing with problems. True wisdom comes from being sensitive to the Holy Spirit and hearkening to the wise counsel that God has placed in our lives.
Proverbs explains we are called to embrace humility and seek counsel, recognizing that our own fleshly understanding is limited.
Let’s try to improve our sensitivity to the Holy Spirit and our patience to endure troublesome people and difficult moments. Then, let’s refuse to be clamorous simply because we don’t like the present moment. Be the peacemaker God has called you to be.
When voices get loud and a situation becomes tense, decide to be the person who makes peace in the atmosphere and seeks understanding, not the person who makes a commotion to be heard.