A Proverb a day gets you on your way!
Here is the Daily Dose for Thursday, January 7, 2016.
So she seduced him with her pretty speech and enticed him with her flattery. Proverbs 7:21
Flattery Will Get You In Trouble
There is an interesting old saying, “Flattery will get you nowhere.” There is also an equally old saying, “Flattery will get you everywhere.” Whats fascinating is that these equally old saying are both correct, yet they say opposite things. For some people being flattered does not move them. You can compliment them all you want but it is not going to make them budge one inch. No amount of kind words, compliments, or good sayings will make them move from who they are and that they have to do.
By contrast there are some people who’s lives revolve around flattery. A nice word, a wink, a compliment is all they need. That is enough to make them break the rules change their mind, and go out of their way just because you said something nice. Saying something nice to some people will open doors, get you access to places and that ability to do things that you may never have dreamed of. So which is it? Does flattery get you everywhere or nowhere?
At the end of the day, it depends on the person. Some people are so starved for attention that any compliment is enough to get them to move. Some people are so secure that sweet words don’t move them. The question is not does flattery work, the question is what kind of person are you? It is always nice to hear nice things about yourself, and compliments are fun to get, but they can get you in trouble. If you are too dependent on compliments they will lead you int he wrong place and the wrong direction. So be careful how you use flattery, and moreover be really careful how you accept flattery.
Be Blessed,
Rev
Daryl Williams 