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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDaily Reading: <\/strong>Job 15-16 GW<\/a>; Psalms 69 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Agree to disagree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eliphaz is responding to Job; they are in the middle of a disagreement.\u00a0 Eliphaz thinks Job sinned, so God punished him by taking his family, servants, and livelihood.\u00a0 Job disagrees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNaked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.\u201d (<\/em>Job 1:21 ESV<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Starting in chapter four, their conversation is still going on eleven chapters later. Both men standing firm in their positions, neither one of them budging. Finally, Job says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI have heard many things like this before. You are all pathetic at comforting me.\u201d (<\/em>Job 16:2 GW<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n If this conversation was taking place on social media today, name-calling is a likely response.\u00a0 People don\u2019t handle disagreements well on the internet. Someone needs to lead the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Start with you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When you\u2019re in a disagreement with someone, neither side bending, agree to disagree. Don\u2019t allow the conversation to degrade into name-calling and meanness. Take the high road first. Allow the other person to have their opinion; they are entitled to it. Whether you\u2019re right or wrong isn\u2019t as important as preserving the relationship. No one is going to agree with you all of the time; that\u2019s ok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Agreeing to disagree takes practice, especially for someone like me. But the more comfortable I become, allowing others to express their opinions, even if different from mine, the better I get at this lost art. Somewhere down the line, this notion that everyone has to do things the same evolved. Nothing is further from the truth. Our purposes on earth are as unique as the stars in the sky. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Not everyone will look at life the same way as you; thank God. Sameness doesn\u2019t add spice to life. We need salt and pepper to balance a meal. However, agreeing to disagree that is flavorful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Spice up your friend\u2019s list.\u00a0 Practice agreeing to disagree.\u00a0 Watch how flavorful life becomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n .<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Lord, thank You for constantly challenging us to grow. Forgive us for not accepting the challenge. As we move through our lives today, help us not force our opinion on others. If an argument hits a dead end, give us the courage to agree to disagree. Help us lead the way in promoting peace in the world. All glory is Yours. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Who do you need to agree to disagree with today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2 minute read. Daily Reading: Job 15-16 GW; Psalms 69 GW Agree to disagree. Eliphaz is responding to Job; they are in the middle of a disagreement.\u00a0 Eliphaz thinks Job sinned, so God punished him by taking his family, servants, and livelihood.\u00a0 Job disagrees: \u201cNaked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I… Continue reading Why Circular Arguments Will Make You Stop Arguing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4340"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4342,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4340\/revisions\/4342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg\")