Sometimes proving ourselves right or winning over an argument may not be as important as doing what is right as God's children. Doing what is right as a child of God is what pleases God, than trying to prove ourselves right. Our motto should be to stand right before God, irrespective of the fact whether others understand us or not. This does necessarily mean that we do not exhibit attitude, arrogance, indifference, rudeness or bad temper in our communications (both verbal and non-verbal), for these are not the traits of God's children.
To stand right before God we need to check ourselves to see if our communication has signs of gentleness, tolerance, humility and self control (both verbally and non-verbally). If by doing so we are still condemned we should not worry for our consolation lie in the fact that we have stood right before God, though we may have not proved ourselves right before others.
Apostle Paul would have faced similar scenarios in his life which is why he stated...
2 Corinthians 6:4,6,8 New Living Translation (NLT)
4.In everything we do, we show that we are true ministers of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind.
6.We prove ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience, our kindness, by the Holy Spirit within us, and by our sincere love.
8.We serve God whether people honor us or despise us, whether they slander us or praise us. We are honest, but they call us impostors.
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