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What does pulling a dog's ears have to do with meddling? Read on and see!
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One of my strengths is thinking "outside the box". People who think outside the box are usually highly curious and creative. I am both! I've often thought of what a greater mess I would have been if I had not had an army sergeant for a daddy. Quite frankly, I think that I was a chip off the old block of my dad and the army did us both good. I have often joked that "Uncle Sam" is my grandfather!
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Uncle Sam had boundaries, rules, lists, and discipline. All of that was passed down to this daydreaming, pretending, imaginary friend girl who needed all of it! So, now I have strengths in and outside the box. Yet, my natural strengths of creativity / curiosity often win out.
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Today, in our book reading on taming the tongue, the author discusses meddling. Ms. Pegues says, "If you are prone to natural curiosity, you must make a special effort to keep your inquisitiveness within the bounds of what is socially and spiritually appropriate. "
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She says that meddlers go further than gossips. Meddlers go straight to the source to get the information directly with questions like, "How can you afford such an expensive item?" or "What size is the dress you are wearing?" or "How much did you pay for this house?" or "How long can you afford to be off from your work?" Most of the time the only purpose for these questions is to satisfy a curious mind.
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As a mother of four young adult children, I am also a "mother-in-love" and a grandmother who must continually pray about wise words, their timing, their amount, and too many questions. Ms. Pegues encouraged those of us in this stage of life to accept the fact that no parenting is needed for young adult grown-ups. "The law of sowing and reaping the consequences of bad decisions is still one of the most effective teachers of life's lessons." Have young adult children? Give them space to learn!
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Here's what scripture says:
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2 Thessalonians 3:11
Some of you are living idle lives,
refusing to work
and wasting time
meddling in other people's business."
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1 Peter 4:15-16
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"If you suffer,
however,
it must not be for murder,
stealing, making trouble, or
prying into other people's affairs."
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Proverbs 26:17
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"He who passes by
"He who passes by
and meddles in a quarrel not his own
Is like one who
takes a dog by the ears."
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Ouch!
Dog's bite when you take them by their ears!
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So, next time mind your own business!
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