You Can’t Unscramble Eggs
Please welcome my friend Sue Davis Potts as today’s guest writer. Sue and I met at Kentucky Christian Writers Conference. She has been writing as long as she can remember. In addition to her two books, Sue writes for several magazines and anthologies. Check out her website and blog, Potts Pages, for more details.
Sometimes we wish we could undo what we have done. However, not everything can be undone. Scrambled eggs are one of those things. No matter how much we want to, we can’t unscramble eggs.
Some things can’t be undone.
- Broken egg shells can’t be put back together.
- Mixed egg yolk and white can’t be unmixed.
- Cooked eggs can’t be uncooked.
In cooking, scramble means mixed together. It also means to hurry. It doesn’t take long to scramble eggs that can’t be unscrambled.
When we hurry, sometimes we do things that can’t be undone.
- Say angry words
- Hurt feelings
- Break trust
Our words can hurt people’s feelings. They may forgive us. Yet, they may feel sad or bad about themselves when they remember our words.
If we always hurry, we may not have time to keep our promises. This will make it hard for others to trust us.
God doesn’t want our lives to get so scrambled (in a hurry), that we hurt others.
He wants us to:
- Take time to love others
- Encourage others with our words
Then we won’t wish we could undo what we’ve done.
“Careless words stab like a sword, but wise words bring healing” (Proverbs 12:18 NCV).
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