I am not wrong! YOU ARE!

A long time ago I was in a chat room on AOL and there were a bunch of atheists in the room ranting about how God was not real and we were all fools to believe it. One said to me "is it not true that God told Adam and Eve that if they ate the apple, they would surely die?" I said "Yes". He then said, "Well guess what. Your God is a liar because they didn't die!" I was stunned and had nothing to say. I was so upset that he would say this that I got off the computer and went to bed and I remember feeling like I wanted to cry. I felt so much anger for him and so much frustration. I still remember it very well today. 

I was so upset with this person that till now, I have forgiven him and decided to pray for him. I wish I would have known to pray for him a long time ago. It would have made my life so much easier. And it would have made it easier if I would have avoided that chat to begin with. I deserved what I got because it was, after all, an Atheist room and I went in there without any of God's wisdom. 

After a while I thought I could handle such individuals and  I have gotten into heated discussions with Atheists and Christians on Facebook and even in blogs. Obviously still lacking a lot of God's wisdom. I would argue for hours and hours! I really had to learn to pick my battles. With the Atheists, it wasn't that I was ever arguing for the existence of God (even though he does exist) but for the wisdom that God brings to a person. I argued with the Christians because sometimes I feel they can be really judgmental and closed minded about certain things. 

Well after a while it all gets tiresome and you have to decide if its worth it. 

Its not! Honestly. Its not. 

So here is my new approach to said situations: 

I will try my darn - dest to not argue. I will bite my tongue because, to be honest, who says I am right? I don't know. So instead of arguing, I will pray. I will ask God to hear both sides of the story and if I am wrong then I will pray that he teaches me the truth and that he forgives me for speaking when I should be listening. If I am right then I will pray for Him to teach them the truth and for God to forgive them for speaking when they should have been listening. 

PS, this is all one prayer. I must say it again, I do not know if I am right or if he is right. Only God does. 

I will NOT tell the other person that they are wrong. Nor will I dare tell them that I will pray for them. I will just pray on my own time. That is just another way of telling them that I think they are wrong. Therefore it may close their hearts with anger and it may block God's wisdom and my prayers would be pointless for the both of our sakes. 

I don't want that.