No Fighting, No Biting

Weird title today, right?

A servant of the Lord must not quarrel (fight or argue) but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people. -2 Timothy 2:24

When I was teaching at an elementary school, Daniel brought Noah to eat lunch with me one day in the classroom I shared with another teacher. There was a book that Daniel pulled off my shelf to read and it was called No Fighting, No Biting! We thought that was the funniest title for a book, but I guess it did its job because I have remembered it two years later.

In the scripture above, Paul was telling Timothy (a young man who followed Christ) how Christians should act. We should not fight or argue with others, but instead be kind to everyone. Some people aren't easy to be kind to, I know, but it doesn't matter. We should be kind to everyone, showing compassion to them.

See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to all people. -1 Thessalonians 5:15

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. -Ephesians 4:32

Lord, help me to show kindness to others today. Help me to not fight or argue with people, because I know you are pleased when I obey Your Word. I will remember how You have forgiven me when I sin daily, and that will encourage me to forgive others when they do me wrong.