Good Morning,
My cup of Door County Black And Tan Coffee is steaming away right next to me. It is a treat for this weary writer. I am still battling Covid and anything hot seems to taste better than anything cold.
Just a couple weeks ago we were fighting off the extreme heat and now we have a slight chill in the air to contend with. It feels good to have a natural cool down, not one produced by air conditioning.
I find one type of cool down not to my liking. It's that silence and cold reception that I can get from my wife when were are in a time of disagreement. That cold shoulder is not comfortable. I would be a farce if I were to say that we always get along. Both of us have faults and we don't always agree. We both are stubborn folks and that tends to add fuel to any disagreement. Worse yet, we tend to hold the disagreement inside, having the other party wondering about what they did or did not do. So once that cold reception goes on for too long it becomes difficult to even remember what started the disagreement. It becomes like a dust mop that goes after a dust bunny and once it is slid across the floor, it picks up dust that just sticks to the mop. Pretty soon the mop is dust covered. A time of silence between a couple that extends itself now takes on more dust and what was a small disagreement is now a mop laden with issues, that really aren't worth arguing about or even sorting out.
Think about this, At anytime one or the other could stroke out or have a heart attack. A car accident could silence a life. How would you feel if your last words to your spouse were no words at all? The "I'm sorry" that never gets said leaves a hurtful void and a person wondering if the other party knew how much they were loved. Satan takes our silence and twists it within our minds and sends the living party into a guilt trip that lasts forever.
Romans 12:18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.
Ephesians 4:26-27 NKJV "Be angry and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil.
Food for thought. Don't wait to make up. You never know what the morning will bring or not bring.
Marty
You must have just walked out of our ultra-quiet living room.
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