There is such a thing as being so right that you’re wrong. One of the most dangerous points in life is when you’re know that you’re right and you begin to really, really hold on to being right.
Let’s say that someone has offended you, and you know that you have been wronged. Many of us have a tendency at those points to hold on or to blow the thing up.
Don’t do it.
One of the verses I talk about a lot in my book, Unpacking Forgiveness, is Proverbs 19:11. “A man’s wisdom gives him patience. It’s to his glory to overlook an offense.”
There are times when the most glorious thing to do is not to hold stubbornly on to being right – - rather, let the matter go.
Of course, it takes the wisdom of Solomon to discern which times we need to stand on God’s principles, and which times we need to let go of a matter. One of the areas I spend a lot of time on in my book, Unpacking Forgiveness is how to know when to pursue resolution of an offense, and when to simply let the matter go.
I wonder if there is someone listening right now who is about to really dig in about something at church, or home. You’re sure that you’re right. And, you probably are. But, don’t insist on being right so vehemently that you end up being wrong.
Remember, a man’s wisdom gives him patience. It’s to his glory to overlook an offense. Love covers over a multitude of sins.
