Fools rush in where angels fear to tread…

The Author’s Personal Note:
The following little piece of wisdom comes from personal poor experiences and a sad heart. Too often I have played the fool. It is my prayer and hope that following little nugget of wisdom will help others from rushing in where angels fear to tread.

Old Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra, sung a song titled Fools Rush In. The opening lyrics go like this, “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread…” Although Sinatra’s life was far from the model life, the opening word to his song still rings true. When we engage our mouth before engaging our brain, we often end up playing the fool.  A foolish person rushes with rapid responses and answers before knowing fully the matter or understanding the situation. They allow emotions to rule and not the facts.

James 1:19 instructs us to be quick to listen, slow to speak, and even slower to react. Proverbs 17:28 tells us, “even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.” If you do not know the facts or have a full understanding of the matter, the best response is no response.

But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.” Jude 9

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Sole Food

“The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom…” Proverbs 10:31 NIV


I do not like “Sole Food”. Please note that I did not say I don’t like Soul Food. I said I do not like “Sole Food”; the kind of foot-leather you eat when you put your foot in your mouth. 


Nevertheless, despite my dislike for “Sole Food”, I seem to have a steady diet of shoe leather from speaking before thinking or speaking the right words in the wrong manner and/or time.


The problem with speaking the wrong words or the right words in the wrong manner is that you can not retrieve all of them. The words are like cutting a feather pillow open on a high mountain during a wind storm. You might attempt to undo the wrong but you will never do so completely.


I believe this is why God leaves such a terrible after-taste in your mouth after you have inserted your shoe into your mouth. It is so that we learn to choose our words with care and deliver them in the same manner.

May God grant all of us the wisdom to “keep a tight rein on his [or her] tongue! Share 

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