Taming the beast...

It's seems as though every day new lessons present themselves to me during familiar situations. Although I have dealt with this issue more times than I care to say...I 've got to tame the beast within. The beast that I speak of is my mouth. I'm sure most of us had found ourselves in a situation in which we were compelled to give our opinion. Well I found myself in that situation tonight. It was a very simple situation that if left "untouched" would have remained someone else's issue and not mine. After the fact, I felt as if the Spirit was telling me that if I had not commented when something was said that I didn't agree with, then it would have just gone away...at least as far as I am concerned. I once wrote an article about fueling the fire and how our responses often makes molehills into mountains. Well, I believe my rebuttal served to escalate the situation beyond what it would have gone without my input. Lesson learned today, I've got to learn to keep my mouth shut, be slow to anger, resist offense, and let simple things roll off my back. Oh, the peace I would have. What's the old saying..."pick your battles". Well, next time I take this test, I plan to pass.