"I Don't Regret Anything I Said."

Have you ever had someone say that to you, or to someone else regarding their words to you?

I've said and written so many things that I regret that they're too numerous to even begin to quantify.  Scripture is clear when it comes to speech.  Less is more.

What I find is when someone says this, they're sinking in a deep pile of doo doo that smells of regret, yet they'd rather tolerate the stink than admit to their wrongdoing.  Eventually though, they're going to be up to their neck in shit.  Once that occurs, they'd best reconsider their stubbornness.  Otherwise, they're going to inevitably asphyxiate.

My wife is such the Olympian when it comes to asking forgiveness for misplaced words.  If fact, she does it so reflexively that I'm almost annoyed by it.  Why is this?

Because, I'm the opposite.

I'm the one who'd rather hold my ground, wait it out, and hope for the Earth to instead swallow me whole in order for me to NOT have to admit to my foolish words.  I'll take a dramatic death over coming clean with my tongue any day.

What's really fun though is being cognizant enough of your own past dialogue screw ups (especially if it involves those same guilty parties) well enough to be humble regarding your wounds (enacted by them).  Not to ignore the brevity of those recent hurts, but to put them in perspective.

Perspective is such a powerful tool relative to managing pain that's doled out by our fellow man.  Use it to God's glory.  "Those who wait upon the Lord..." 

Also, be merciful by recalling the aroma of feces and how disgusting it is having had yourself all packed in by it, and remember too that vengeance is the Lord's.  There's no guarantee you'll ever receive an apology, nor should you expect one as a representative of Christ.  Will their words affect the relationship within the immediate future?  Either way (apology or not), yes.

Wouldn't it be so awesome if we could undo our speech?  Undo.  Undo.  Undo.