Episode 332: What is Right for Others May be Out of Context for You

Episode 332: What is good for someone might be out of context to your assignment I once covered English session for a colleague. The learning objective was centred around Homophone. For better understanding, A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning, spelling, or both. For example:-Sea and see-Right and writeAlthough they are pronounced the same, their meanings and uses in sentences different.The task was to highlight words that were wrongly spelt in a comprehension and replace them with the correct words that also sound alike. During the comprehension session, One of my learners struggled to understand why the word knight - K-N-I-G-H-T was wrongly spelt. I smiled and advised him to read through the comprehension as the word ‘knight’ in itself was right. However, as an homophone , the word ‘knight’ was written out of context as the right word is ‘night’ with NIGHT. This reminded me of the charge or admonition we were given in Phil 4:8-9“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.”Philippians 4:8-9 NKJVWhat is good for someone might be out of context to your assignment or goals.What is right for others may not be right for you,Let God’s Word be a yardstick for every decision you make . Sieve your thoughts and idea with the Word of God. Ask yourself - Is it noble? Is it just?Is it pure? Is it lovely? Is it of good report?Is it praiseworthy? if it ticks all go, then go for it? Let us pray - Father help my listener and I to sieve our thoughts with God’s word so we can always live lives that make you proud in Jesus name