Threats and Retaliation

 

Threats and Retaliation

 

As I was walking, the Lord was talking and this is what I heard.

 

As I was walking this morning, I jotted down the above information.

 

Threats – an expression of the intention to inflict harm. A possible source of danger.

 

Retaliate – to return like for like, especially evil for evil.

 

The Lord has told us that vengeance is mine and that we should not seek to avenge.

 

We should also not seek to retaliate nor should we make threats against others, especially if it is done maliciously, with the intent of inflicting pain, misery and suffering.

 

In business it is proper to threaten someone with a civil law suit for non-payment. There are instances where a threat is valid such as the one I just mentioned.

 

Threats should not be used to coerce a person into doing something they would not ordinarily do.

 

We should never threaten someone with bodily harm.

 

You should not use a threat as a scare tactic.

 

When dealing with children you should never threaten them, it is important to give them the choice and be very specific of the consequences regarding those choices.

 

The Lord has told us to love our neighbor as our self.

 

Would we threaten our self or retaliate against our self?

 

Threatening others is easy but it rarely hits the mark.

 

It only causes the relationship to become strained.

 

It is not a means of building a bridge to another person, on the other hand, it is very destructive and is typically used to inflict pain, misery and suffering in another child of God.

 

Threats and retaliation should be avoided at all cost.

 

Something other I have learned here which is somewhat difficult is to be sensitive to others feelings and be sensitive to the relationship.

 

It is very important to be careful in what you say and how you say it to others.

 

It is better to just not say anything, especially about trivial matters that could fracture the relationship or cause tension, conflict, mistrust to occur.

 

There are so many times I wanted to open my mouth and speak about an injustice I thought were happening in my life.  I had to learn to shut my mouth. There were so many times I wanted to tell someone of a higher authority about the conduct or behavior of their subordinate and stopped myself from saying anything.

 

Some things are none of my business!

 

Period!

 

It is better to think these things through before you say anything. 99 times out of 100, alerting someone of somebody else’s business will only lead to trouble.

 

Best to mind your own business and stay out of other people’s business, especially when it does not concern you or you know that sharing this information will not make a difference.

 

Keep your nose out of areas that don’t concern you.

 

Let those things that bother you pass!

 

They always will.

 

Keeping your mouth shut pays big time dividends.

 

Trust me.

 

I love you my Lord my God. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

 

Amen.