Sit Back, Shutup, and Listen

Has anything ever happened in your life where you just had to zip your mouth and shut-up? Were all people, and just admit it, as people we don’t like to be wrong. Human ego is a huge thing and nobody wants to be proven wrong. Especially in front of people. Have you ever met the kind of person where you can talk to them and reason with them in all logical sense in the world pointing out solid facts, and trying to tell them YOU ARE WRONG! But instead they fire back at you with some rhetorical excuse as to why they are right and how YOU are wrong when you have just given them no grounds in the world to argue on. And even in my short years of existence, I found out that’s when you cant do anymore. You just shut up, mind your own business and move on. I find those kind of people aren’t worth arguing with, because although they may not see they it, they will never be wrong in their own eyes. You can try and try and try to interject your feelings and your point to them, but in no way shape or form are they going to let you have your way without something blowing up in the process! Their way of doing things will never change. I find it personally funny that they do this not knowing people see right through all that. The moment you say something it’s never “hmm maybe your right, or wow I never thought of it that way” but it’s as if that person automatically will be on the edge thinking of how they can have a comeback for this never once thinking that I may just need to listen to this. This I think is where having an open mind comes in. You can automatically tell people that have an open mind and a person that has a closed one. That’s why when they say something, you just shut your mouth, “say uh-huh” and just slowly end the conversation. I respect a person that I can actually suggest that they may not be doing something not so wrong but not so right and they will not get offended. You can speak your heart to them and tell them how you really feel without getting some sort of ‘automatic’ response back from them trying to justify themselves. Sometimes I just have to sit back, take the heat and say “your right”. My human spirit automatically wants to start putting on boxing gloves and get into the ring trying to justify myself, but I learned a valuable lesson awhile ago. ‘I’m not always right.”. Even when I thought I had the most brilliant idea in the world and wanted to do it, thank God someone had the guts to tell me…..”your wrong”. Looking at this, I find this to be a type of leadership. When people wanted to argue with God about certain things, they wanted to get him mad and cause a “battle” if you will. Something that would drag away from his main purpose here on earth. But God in all of his infinite wisdom, simply gave them an answer and moved on. He didn’t stay to argue, he didn’t stay to try to get his point across. He simply said his mind and left. He knew he couldn’t change their mind, so what was the point in wasting his personal energy, time and calling into something that wouldn’t be changed no matter what he said. I wonder sometimes if God brings certain people into your life on purpose just to annoy you. I heard someone say once, don’t be so eager to deal out judgment on someone, because they may still have a part to play before it is all over. Thank God he gave me that chance. When I messed up, when I wasn’t perfect, his grace and mercy let me get up again. I have needed that grace, you have needed that grace and thank God he gave it to us. I had to sit down, shut up, and accept the fact that I was wrong! Just something to chew on.