Sometimes the gift bag proffered—with its cheery design,
curling ribbons, and coordinating tissue paper—contains something surprising.
You hope for a heartfelt token of appreciation. Eagerly you reach inside, only
to hurt your hand on a hedgehog!
When people give us such surprises by saying hurtful
words, remember that God allowed it for a purpose. He can use such situations
to humble us, to help us learn how to reply in a Christlike way. May we aim to
respond in a godly manner the next time we receive a hedgehog in a gift bag.
