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It’s Better to Ask than to Assume

It’s Better to Ask than to Assume

Last updated on: December 5, 2024 at 9:34 am by Faith E. Richardson

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It’s Better to Ask than to Assume 2024-11-26T11:29:07-07:00 Faith E. Richardson

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It makes an Ass out of U and Me

when we assume.

Foolish assumptions cause

wicked madness to consume.

Misunderstandings

are sure to bloom.

Conflict will certainly

fill the room.

Unjust Judgements will put

relationships in a tomb.

Making them difficult

to exhume much less resume.

So instead, seek the truth.

Don’t listen to the lie.

It’s Satan’s best strategy

to divide you and I.

It’s easy to complain

& replay the “Why?”

Shut ourselves off from the world

and say goodbye.

To sit with Anger, Sorrow, Self-pity,

and cry.

But I love you way too much

to not even try.

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About Faith E. Richardson

Faith E. Richardson was born in Traverse City, Michigan. She lived there nine short years before moving with her mom to Fort Worth, Texas where she would remain for another eighteen years. After meeting Trent, the love of her life, they married and moved to Colorado where they raised their two children. Currently retired from decades of human resource work, Faith renewed her passion for writing. Her life experiences and dramatic flair for storytelling draw the reader in with thought-provoking material on the wonder and truth of spiritual encounters. It's her desire to get her readers as excited about the Holy Spirit as she is. You can read more about the author here.

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