This verse came up today in my scripture writing plan. How appropriate for this season.
I began to think that not everyone has wonderfully blessed holidays.
I actually experienced volatile holidays most of my childhood. The food was always, always delicious. Prepared with love and displayed with great care. But always with intense concern of what might happen, when the other shoe would drop, what anger might be expressed, how it would be expressed....tense.
Strife is defined as vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism. I remember telling my mom that I would rather live in a homeless shelter than to experience life in our house.
All of that is not meant to illicit sympathy but simply to acknowledge those that don't experience storybook holidays.
And God's wisdom???!!! A-mazing!!
Isn't this really true? I would much rather have a bad piece of pumpkin pie, dry turkey and lumpy gravy with peace and quietness than an amazing feast riddled with bitter conflict, discord or antagonism.
How about you?
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