A Tale Of Two Men

It had been a long day. Deadlines. A demanding boss. Angry phone calls. And the minute I came home, everyone tensed up. They knew something was wrong. At the first cross word out of my mouth, everyone scattered, suddenly finding “urgent” things to do in other rooms.

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Those who know me see both sides of this passionate personality. I can be a load of fun when I’m on, and a real drag when I’m off-center.

But there’s really no excuse for the words spoken in haste, breathed in anger or frustration. Like another passionate man, the disciple Peter, sometimes I speak out of turn, then have to make amends. I bluster through situations, and then spend weeks undoing them. I have great zeal, but it’s dampered by great indescretion. A complicated creature.

Angela Ambroise is a gifted writer who has been reflecting on the impact of her words. She too had a Peter-like moment of indiscretion – and another of remorse, when the full weight of her hasty words bore down on her.

“I had ugliness emerge from within me,” she writes. “One ugly unkind word after another rolled off my tongue. Then I remembered Peter. Peter saw his fault instantly. He repented. He moved on … and the Lord used Him.”

I love Peter’s passion. He loved His Lord. But He often lacked… grace and discretion. And that’s a little like like me. How about you? You can comment here.

Check out Angela’s featured post called, My Peter Moment. You can also read my round-up of other great blog posts from around The High Calling Network here.

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A tale of two men