Anybody that knows me knows I am a Lions fan through it all.
Through the good times and the bad.
It’s too bad it’s a lot of bad, but we show signs of
improvement.
When people ask, why haven’t they won a Super Bowl yet, you
could list numerous things.
Lack of talent, hiring awful coaches, making Matt Millen
president and the list can go on and on.
Just like with Peyton Manning leaving the Colts.
Many different things that led to that happening.
Sometimes we find out things as they happen, other times we
have no clue and we just guess.
Sometimes this happens in more serious situations then in a
sports game.
People get wrapped into things like riots and such based off
pretty pointless things.
This happened as people rioted after MSU lost a basketball
game.
People were expelled for some of their actions in the riots.
Bad things can happen and people can be involved in them for
the wrong reasons.
This happened to Paul in the Bible.
A group of people didn’t like Paul and the result ended up getting
a group of people together and were beating him, trying to kill him.
Soldiers were called into handle the situation.
Once they were able to get through the crowd and get to Paul
they arrested him and ask what was going on and why was this man being beat.
Acts 21:34…
“Some in the crowd shouted one thing and some another, and
since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he
ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.”
Why was Paul being beat?
They couldn’t get the same answer.
Some didn’t even know why this get started and yet they were
beating him.
It’s amazing how some things happen when not everyone knows
why they are happening.
Ever feel like that happens in life?
People respond to things and have no clue what the full
story is?
How gossip can overtake people is sad.
Bad things happen in our lives all because people react
before hearing the full story.
We are people that like to be quick to react long before we
listen.
How can we change for the better?
People were beating Paul without have the reason why he
started to get beat.
James 1:19…
“My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be
quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.”
Lives could be changed if we did this.
Do you think you are react before you listen?
Imagine the difference we could make in this world if we
just listened first.
Do you think the world and our lives would improve if we
listened to the whole story?
Have a great day.
