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Well, it's back to blogging. My mom told me while she was in town that she no longer has any idea what I am thinking or feeling. I told her she should check out Twitter and she said 160 characters just wasn't enough for her. So much for that dream. Looks like my blogging habits will resume.
By way of introduction again, I want to share a passage of Scripture I read with the students last week.
Proverbs 29:11 (NIV)
A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.
We have been having a series entitled "Sins We Tolerate" (full reviews and sermon info available at www.theburnstudents.com) and this week we covered anger. Though the NIV sums up fully what we were covering, I truly love the NKJV version's translation:
Proverbs 29:11 (NKJV)
11 A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back.
This translation rings truer to me simply due to the world we live in. In being able to "update" how you are feeling at any time, you also have the ability to say TOO much in moments of haste. Instead of having time to process, we now find that people's response in emotional moments is to run to the nearest blank text box available for them to express themselves and give very directed statements to specific people for all the world to see. You hear statements like:
Justin hates it when people think it's funny to kick others in the shin.
Justin is not a fan of people who run their mouths too much.
Justin really regreted seeing someone today.
Justin wishes they would just get away.
Justin hates his job.
The interesting part about all of these statements is that most often, the very person or setting being referred to is able to read this information. People have lost jobs over their Facebook status, lost friends over Twitter posts and all the while, the amount of information people reveal in a very anonymous setting to a very personal crowd is becoming more and more.
This could continue on, but suffice it to say: a fool vents all his feelings.
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Now playing: Paper Route - Be Healed
via FoxyTunes
By way of introduction again, I want to share a passage of Scripture I read with the students last week.
Proverbs 29:11 (NIV)
A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.
We have been having a series entitled "Sins We Tolerate" (full reviews and sermon info available at www.theburnstudents.com) and this week we covered anger. Though the NIV sums up fully what we were covering, I truly love the NKJV version's translation:
Proverbs 29:11 (NKJV)
11 A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back.
This translation rings truer to me simply due to the world we live in. In being able to "update" how you are feeling at any time, you also have the ability to say TOO much in moments of haste. Instead of having time to process, we now find that people's response in emotional moments is to run to the nearest blank text box available for them to express themselves and give very directed statements to specific people for all the world to see. You hear statements like:
Justin hates it when people think it's funny to kick others in the shin.
Justin is not a fan of people who run their mouths too much.
Justin really regreted seeing someone today.
Justin wishes they would just get away.
Justin hates his job.
The interesting part about all of these statements is that most often, the very person or setting being referred to is able to read this information. People have lost jobs over their Facebook status, lost friends over Twitter posts and all the while, the amount of information people reveal in a very anonymous setting to a very personal crowd is becoming more and more.
This could continue on, but suffice it to say: a fool vents all his feelings.
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Now playing: Paper Route - Be Healed
via FoxyTunes
