Opinions....'To share or not to share?', that is the question!

This topic of late has been plaguing me. You see, I am very opinionated and I seem to feel the need to share and 'enlighten' those around me; whether they care to listen or not!
Well, I have been thwacked upside the head recently, by God, (a gentle yet ever so humbling thwack!) , one that I had needed .

I take comfort in the fact that God chastens whom He loves....."For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives." Hebrews 12:6 (One could read verses 5 &6). It was needed.... but as Hebrews 12:11 says it indeed was not joyful at the present,"Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless,afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it." Ahhh been trained by it.......did I learn my lesson or do I need a bigger thump on the head!?! I do believe , and hope, and pray that I have learned. That I will seek more time before God and in His Word- that I am grounded in His Word . Not to rely on how I feel; not to trust emotions nor to think that I am always right.... I am most certainly not.

I will not bore you with the exact details of my 'training'...that is completely unnecessary. However, the next time I feel I should rant,or proclaim my opinion as right; I will remember that unless someone asks , and even then, I will consider.......do I really need to share what I think? Do they really care? No , truly they do not...not when done with a pompous attitude. I will remember to stop, shut my mouth , and listen...just listen.

I leave you now with a verse that I know and have known, yet now holds more meaning for me:
"For I say, through the grace given to me , to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith." Romans 12:3