The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. Proverbs 15:2
There are times where I let pride get in the way and I enter into conversations about which I know little about. Do I admit this to the people I'm with? No! I embarrassed and just fake my way through it trying to act as though I know exactly what they are talking about and have very pertinent things to add to the conversation, but I really don't.
Well, I think that I do this same thing with my faith. I become a Faking My Way Through It Christian trying to bluff my way through some Christian conversations that are far out of my league of understanding. Now, if we were talking about the negative effects of overeating on a person's self-esteem, it would be right down my alley, because I have first-hand experience with that.
You would think with reading the Bible from cover to cover so many times, I would be able to hold my own on these conversations. Unfortunately, people get into some heated discussions that are far out of the realm of what I've read in the Bible or the interpretations that God's given me on the passages as I've read. I have to be more open to being completely honest and sharing that I don't feel comfortable commenting on those topics until I've done more research on them. The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. Proverbs 15:2
There are times where I let pride get in the way and I enter into conversations about which I know little about. Do I admit this to the people I'm with? No! I embarrassed and just fake my way through it trying to act as though I know exactly what they are talking about and have very pertinent things to add to the conversation, but I really don't.
Well, I think that I do this same thing with my faith. I become a Faking My Way Through It Christian trying to bluff my way through some Christian conversations that are far out of my league of understanding. Now, if we were talking about the negative effects of overeating on a person's self-esteem, it would be right down my alley, because I have first-hand experience with that.
You would think with reading the Bible from cover to cover so many times, I would be able to hold my own on these conversations. Unfortunately, people get into some heated discussions that are far out of the realm of what I've read in the Bible or the interpretations that God's given me on the passages as I've read. I have to be more open to being completely honest and sharing that I don't feel comfortable commenting on those topics until I've done more research on them. The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. Proverbs 15:2
Since this is an example of the positive influence God has made on my walk with Christ, this may not reflect the whole meaning of the Bible verses.
