Lesson learned from a game
I haven't posted anything in a while so since I was on to check Aaron's post, I figured I should update too. Aaron posted some about the pin game and said some interesting things. I am also going to talk about that game because I have some of my own thoughts. I really didn't like that game mainly I suppose because I was pretty horrible at it. But as I look back at it, I learned some very interesting things. Playing the game really made you watch the things you say and think about something before you said it. Sometimes however, you just got "caught up in the moment" and it was easy to forget the game. For example, Lindsey and I were talking and sharing some stories with each other and a few times throughout the conversation we caught each other saying something like "oh no", "that's cool", or "no, I'm not going." It was easy to loose track of the game. Other times during the game people were trying to manipulate you and trick you into saying one of the words. They did this by either asking you a question, hoping you would forget, or by saying the words themselves when they didn't even have any pins. The people that didn't have pins and were saying the "forbidden" words were a distraction for those who were trying not to say those words.
How did I learn something from this? Because this applies so much to the Christian life. There are many times we say things without thinking. Words often come out of our mouth and we don't realize how harmful they can be. James 3:1-12 talks about how harmful words can be. Go read it. *waits* You done? Good, ok, now continuing with my post.
It's so easy to get "caught up in the moment" of talking and joking with friends or whatever, and not realize the impact our words are having on others. Other times we make vain promises with our words saying we will be somewhere or do something, but we actually won't.
And sometimes there will be the influence of the world around us. When one person is joking another it is easy to want to go along so you fit in the group. Or perhaps they want you to say certain things and tell you aren't cool if you don't say them. They try to manipulate you.
The hard part is standing your ground and watching the words you say. I think we could all learn a lesson or two from this. I know I can.
So yeah, just some thoughts of mine. Until next time I update (which who knows when that will be?) Take care and God bless.
How did I learn something from this? Because this applies so much to the Christian life. There are many times we say things without thinking. Words often come out of our mouth and we don't realize how harmful they can be. James 3:1-12 talks about how harmful words can be. Go read it. *waits* You done? Good, ok, now continuing with my post.
It's so easy to get "caught up in the moment" of talking and joking with friends or whatever, and not realize the impact our words are having on others. Other times we make vain promises with our words saying we will be somewhere or do something, but we actually won't.
And sometimes there will be the influence of the world around us. When one person is joking another it is easy to want to go along so you fit in the group. Or perhaps they want you to say certain things and tell you aren't cool if you don't say them. They try to manipulate you.
The hard part is standing your ground and watching the words you say. I think we could all learn a lesson or two from this. I know I can.
So yeah, just some thoughts of mine. Until next time I update (which who knows when that will be?) Take care and God bless.