John 8: 3-7 NLT
“…the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of the crowd. “Teacher,” they said to Jesus, “this woman was caught in the act of adultery. The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?” …but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger.  They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said,  “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” 

In this passage, Jesus chose not to respond as the Pharisees wanted Him to respond. Instead of getting into a theological debate, at first He said nothing. When pressed to make a judgment instead of an argument, He gave logic. Basically saying, “fine, the law says stone her, Ok, then let the first person to throw a stone at her be inoccent of all wrong himself.”

Choosing our battles: Battles are inevitable. They are going to come our way whether we like it or not. The only control we have, is to choose which battles we will fight, and which battles we will allow to slide on past. If we do not learn how to do this, then we will spend huge amounts of emotional energy fighting every single battle that comes our way.

In relationships, choosing our battles is key to having a great relationship. If we choose to fight every battle that comes our way we will be labeled as combative. If we choose to avoid every battle, then we are labeled pacive. Choosing wisely to engage in a conflict takes, patience, wisdom, understanding and the ability to listen and respond in order to end the argument not carry on the argument for hours, that only divides a relationship. Most people that are combative say the first thing that comes to their head. Choose your battles wisely today.

Prayer:
Father, teach me to show wisdom when confronted by comnflict.