What's That You Said?

The wise see danger ahead and avoid it,
    but fools keep going and get into trouble.

Proverbs 22:3

Did you know that our words can hurt more than our actions?  When I was younger, I wasn't exactly the perfect child (hard to believe, I know) and when I did get in trouble, the punishment was horrendous!  Why?  Because I got "the lecture" which made me feel like I had a belching contest in church during prayer!  I would rather have endured the whipping (which usually preceded the lecture so as to "get my attention") than have to endure the lecture.  Words hurt!

Have you ever had someone tear you down with their words?  It cuts deeper than any blade!  However, the wise see danger ahead and avoid it.  That means if we are wise, we will do everything we can to avoid getting the lecture or avoid contact with those who wish to destroy us by their cruel words!  We are foolish if we keep walking into the same situation and hope it will get better.  

Albert Einstein described insanity as "doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result."   If we keep going back into the situations where we will be beaten up by the words of others, then we are idiots!  We have the choice....make it wisely!