Days of Strength

"A Real Woman": Today I did the next one on the list."Does not have a nagging, contentious or manipulative manner in which she deals with others. (Judges 16:16, Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 26:21) While I was reading these verses I thought about how this one especially applies to the majority of us. We all have moments when we are nagging our fathers or brothers. In these verses it says that we shouldn't be nagging, because the nagging will never help us. It is better for us to keep our mouths shut, instead of constantly nagging and manipulating people. The more contentious we are the more we hurt ourselves and those around us. We need to work towards knowing when to speak and knowing when to simply keep our lips shut. We all struggle with this, but with God's help, we can learn when to speak and when to listen.