All The Rage

Fools have no interest in understanding;
    they only want to air their own opinions.

Proverbs 18:2

 

 Have you noticed how many people are spouting their opinions on all sort of matters lately?  Suddenly, we have athletes spreading their political opinions.  We have so-called celebrities doing the same thing.  And guess what?  There are those who buy into these opinions without ever attempting to think for themselves.  

All this noise, yet no real knowledge being presented that anyone will listen to.  Why are we like that?  All this shouting and no one is listening to reason.  All this shouting and no discourse.  And apparently, all this shouting is all the rage now.  The Ragers rage, the thinkers think, never the twain shall meet, because everyone is convinced their opinions are the only truth.

But is this what God has instructed us to do?  Scripture reminds us that we are to be  QUICK to listen, SLOW to speak, and SLOWER to start raging.  Yet, how often to we see that actually happening?  

Think about this: If we TRULY believe that we should treat others as we want to be treated, wouldn't we want to have a discussion instead of a shouting match?