Sometimes you've just said all that you can, and at some point in the conversation you have to stop trying to convince someone of something they've already made up their mind they won't accept.
It's hard to do because you want so deeply to impact that person for the better, but once you feel you've given it all that you have, and it's just falling on deaf ears, be still, say Shalom and just pray for that person; that God will sow a seed in them. God tells us not to go on and on, with the back and forth rhetoric. At that point, you're just throwing your pearls to swine.
"Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful." - 2 Timothy 2:23-24
The fact of the matter is you cannot make someone listen. You could talk until you're blue in the face, you could convey with eloquence simple and precise reasoning for your position but you can't make them really hear you if they have decided not to. You can't position a heart to be in a place of reception. They either want to receive from you a word, or they don't. It cannot be forced.
Never minimize the power of prayer. It can do more than a million words ever could. God is always working!
Blessings and Love to everyone. Goodnight!
- Brianna Carey ©
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