Even my writing this post will likely cause some hate comments, positions, arguments, links, memes, and more but here it goes anyway.
“No one ever became a Christian because they lost an argument” -Phillip Yancey
“No one ever became a Republican or Democrat because they lost the argument.”
-Aaron Conrad
Yes, I just quoted myself. Someone will likely want to argue that you should never quote yourself in a blog post. Someone else will likely want to argue because I quoted Phillip Yancey. I’m sure there will be one or two that think Phillip Yancey is wrong.
Are you getting what I am putting down here?
Maybe we all just stop trying to win the argument.
I bet someone just read that and said “Well you know who started us all arguing right?” One side will say it was the other guy and the other side will say it was because the other guy.
It’s exhausting. It is really, really, really exhausting.
I could write a post or comment on social media each time I see a thought that contradicts what I think. Here’s another Aaron Conrad quote…..
No one ever wins a twitter (facebook, insta, tik tok) war. Ever.
Seriously. No one ever wins that argument. We can argue that too but it kinda goes to the point.
Here’s an idea, how about we stop arguing? How about we start LISTENING. Put down your sword, your shield, your agenda and your bias. LISTEN. It doesn’t mean you have to walk away from the conversation with a gold star because you think you won.
It means you walk away from the conversation with a continued relationship with someone else that has a different view.
Or you can argue, lose a friend, follower, connection and everyone else that reads the debate.
You didn’t win the argument. You lost a relationship.
Let’s elevate relationships over politics, sports teams, personal pride and motivations.
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself'” (Matthew 22:36-40).
They were trying to trap Jesus in that question. He is the only one that won the argument. It cost him everything. All He asks in return is that we love Him and others.
Not try to win an argument.