Proverbs 25:20 Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heart is like taking someone’s coat in cold weather or pouring vinegar in a wound.
I used to have a tendency to try and cheer up people whenever they were down. That could come in the form of trying to be optimistic, make them laugh, or just put their mind off of their troubles. Even though it usually didn’t work I continued for some reason. I read this Proverb several months ago, and realized that maybe I shouldn’t always do that. It came up the other day in my #B90X reading, so I decided to share it with yall.
Sometimes we need to let a friend be sad. The best way we can help might be a word of wisdom, a shoulder on which to cry, or just silent presence. We can’t fix everything with a laugh or a song.
