{"id":44936,"date":"2020-10-31T22:09:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T19:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=44936"},"modified":"2025-05-08T22:58:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T19:58:38","slug":"how-to-guard-your-heart-from-unnecessary-hurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2020\/10\/31\/how-to-guard-your-heart-from-unnecessary-hurt\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO GUARD YOUR HEART FROM UNNECESSARY HURT"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ecclesiastes <\/span>7:<\/span>20\u2013<\/span>22 (<\/span>NIV)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>Indeed, <\/span>there <\/span>is <\/span>no <\/span>one <\/span>on <\/span>earth <\/span>who <\/span>is <\/span>righteous, <\/span>no <\/span>one <\/span>who <\/span>does <\/span>what <\/span>is <\/span>right <\/span>and <\/span>never <\/span>sins.<\/span>
Do <\/span>not <\/span>pay <\/span>attention <\/span>to <\/span>every <\/span>word <\/span>people <\/span>say, <\/span>or <\/span>you <\/span>may <\/span>hear <\/span>your <\/span>servant <\/span>cursing <\/span>you\u2014<\/span>
for <\/span>you <\/span>know <\/span>in <\/span>your <\/span>heart <\/span>that <\/span>many <\/span>times <\/span>you <\/span>yourself <\/span>have <\/span>cursed <\/span>others.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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A <\/span>Word <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>Wise<\/span><\/h3>\n

The <\/span>books <\/span>of <\/span>Proverbs<\/span><\/em> and <\/span>Ecclesiastes<\/span><\/em> are <\/span>rich <\/span>with <\/span>wisdom <\/span>for <\/span>everyday <\/span>life, <\/span>not <\/span>just <\/span>spiritual <\/span>matters. <\/span>Both <\/span>books <\/span>were <\/span>written <\/span>by <\/span>King <\/span>Solomon, <\/span>a <\/span>man <\/span>granted <\/span>exceptional <\/span>wisdom <\/span>by <\/span>God. <\/span>Today, <\/span>we <\/span>focus <\/span>on <\/span>one <\/span>important <\/span>life <\/span>lesson <\/span>from <\/span>Ecclesiastes <\/span>7:<\/span>20\u2013<\/span>22<\/span><\/em>\u2014<\/span>how <\/span>to <\/span>protect <\/span>our <\/span>hearts <\/span>from <\/span>unnecessary <\/span>pain <\/span>caused <\/span>by <\/span>others\u2019 <\/span>words.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The <\/span>Reality <\/span>of <\/span>Being <\/span>Misunderstood <\/span>or <\/span>Spoken <\/span>Against<\/span><\/h3>\n

As <\/span>we <\/span>live <\/span>among <\/span>people\u2014<\/span>family, <\/span>friends, <\/span>coworkers, <\/span>even <\/span>fellow <\/span>believers\u2014<\/span>we <\/span>are <\/span>bound <\/span>to <\/span>encounter <\/span>criticism, <\/span>gossip, <\/span>or <\/span>harsh <\/span>words. <\/span>Regardless <\/span>of <\/span>how <\/span>good <\/span>or <\/span>righteous <\/span>you <\/span>strive <\/span>to <\/span>be, <\/span>people <\/span>will <\/span>talk<\/span><\/em>. <\/span>Sometimes, <\/span>these <\/span>words <\/span>may <\/span>be <\/span>unjust, <\/span>unfair, <\/span>or <\/span>even <\/span>deeply <\/span>hurtful. <\/span>But <\/span>Solomon <\/span>gives <\/span>us <\/span>sound <\/span>advice: <\/span>do <\/span>not <\/span>take <\/span>everything <\/span>you <\/span>hear <\/span>to <\/span>heart<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why? <\/span>Because <\/span>not <\/span>everything <\/span>said <\/span>about <\/span>you <\/span>is <\/span>worth <\/span>your <\/span>emotional <\/span>energy. <\/span>Some <\/span>things, <\/span>even <\/span>if <\/span>offensive, <\/span>are <\/span>better <\/span>ignored\u2014<\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>sake <\/span>of <\/span>your <\/span>peace <\/span>and <\/span>spiritual <\/span>health.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The <\/span>Trap <\/span>of <\/span>Obsessive <\/span>Curiosity<\/span><\/h3>\n

Often <\/span>when <\/span>we <\/span>hear <\/span>a <\/span>rumor <\/span>or <\/span>learn <\/span>someone <\/span>has <\/span>spoken <\/span>ill <\/span>of <\/span>us, <\/span>our <\/span>first <\/span>reaction <\/span>is <\/span>to <\/span>investigate.<\/span><\/p>\n