Some people would rather be right than kind.  Which are you?  This is important to know for at least a few reasons:

• It might explain why you don’t have long-term relationships
• It could be the reason your business never seems to get ahead
• You keep having less friends on Facebook or followers on Twitter

Aggressively advocating your position is wonderful in a debate, it might even win you an award.  But, in the realm of relationships, it will no doubt leave you lonely.  Do you look at many conversations as an opportunity to show your debating skills?  Do you see people as an adversary, when they may not be adversarial at all?  Turning debate into a contact sport can prove costly in the long run.

It’s easy to find tweets full of hurtful words and poisonous remarks.  Their humor is mocking, acidic and unkind.  Some are more concerned with being clever than with being kind.  To affirm this behavior they look to those nearby who will laugh at their slander and giggle at their jabs.

This is all well and good as long as you’re not trying to win friends and influence people; grow a church, business or ministry; expand your friendships and look more like Jesus.

It’s never too late to be more kind.  (Colossians 3:12-14)