Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.
We CAN be gracious to others when we see things from God’s perspective.
Listen carefully now: interacting with others does not need to become a contest of wills, with us trying to fix people, or putting them in their place, or just refusing to have anything to do with them.
Rather, as Christians, we can learn the art of deeply caring for people when we see them as God sees them: broken and hurting individuals who desire to be loved
And, while that brokenness may surface as cruelty or harsh words, we can choose to be God’s witness of His love by being gracious.
So, see what happens as you build others up in grace.
So, find the diamonds in the rough, by being gracious