Today's Daily Lesson comes from Matthew chapter 7 verse 6:
"Do not give what is holy to dogs; and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you."
"Never quit on a Monday," and "Don't try to make friends with a mad dog."
These are two words of advice from my great friend and mentor in the ministry Hardy Clemons; and I have pretty well heeded them thus far. I haven't quit out of anger or frustration, and that may be because I haven't tried to make friends with made dogs.
Some people bite, and we need to give ourselves permission not to be subjected to abuse. And, as Maya Angelou used to say, "When someone shows us who they are we should believe them."
When someone shows up as a mad dog at the office, believe them. Beware! And do not feel that it's your responsibility to have to feed, tame, or let them hurt you.
Ryon Price is Senior Pastor of Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas.
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