VOD: verse of the day

Avoid every kind of evil.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

I like this verse, because I think often we feel that we have to face adversity and make ourselves deal with every issue under the sun. We don't always have to fight, we don't have to feel guilty for avoiding. It's not cowardly, I think often that's what the world wants us to believe. Knowing what temps you, causes you harm, or heart ache and keeping your distance is often a smart and HEALTHY way of dealing with things. I will make a little disclaimer, granted it may sound contradicting, but there are some things that you should not avoid. How do you know what these are...check your motives.

1)Are you really procrastinating? if so stop avoiding, face it and move on.

2)Do you think that you may not be able to control your emotions, actions? Avoid it until you know you can.

Maybe this verse is just saying, don't go searching for evil...avoid it. We all know it ends up finding us. That's when you fight it, face it, and with God's help conquer it. Don't go searching for battles, you might be starting one with a bigger bully than you thought.