“A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.” (Proverbs 19:11 NIV)
Notice the
word wisdom. What is wisdom? Wisdom is seeing life from God’s point of
view, getting God’s perspective on a situation. From that perspective I gain
three important insights. 1) I am only human; I am not God. Of course, God
knows that, but He wants me to acknowledge it also. I am not perfect, and I am
not in control. In fact, most of the things I face in life I cannot control. 2)
No one else is perfect either, so I should not be surprised or overly upset
when people make mistakes or let me down. 3) God is in control, and He can use
the situations, the irritations, and the problems that come into my life to accomplish
His purposes for me.
-- Rick Warren in “God’s Power to Change Your Life”
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