If I entertained you, would you finally be silent?
If I answered you, would you finally stop running your mouth?
Do you know how I see you? A person whose mouth has grown so big it has consumed your whole face. No eyes—because you are blind to the truth. “For the god of this world has blinded the minds of unbelievers” (2 Corinthians 4:4). You’re afraid of being outshined, terrified that someone else might take the spotlight from you.

And just because you’ve rubbed elbows with foreigners, you think your head has earned the right to be held high, when in reality it’s only swelling with pride. “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall” (Proverbs 16:18).

You’ve grown arrogant, forgetting the meaning of gratitude. You act as if the ground beneath you is gold and the soil under my feet is dirt. But you and I—despite all your illusions—stand on the same earth, stepping on the same dust. As Ecclesiastes 3:20 says, “All go to one place. All are from the dust, and to dust all return.”

So why do you step on the dignity of your own family? Why disgrace your own name with the same mouth that claims to be wise? Your vision is one-sided—your side. You refuse correction, you reject humility, you only believe the story you tell yourself.

But here’s the truth: you deserve what you tolerate. And the day will come when the tables will turn, when the wheel will spin upside down. “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap” (Galatians 6:7).

I will wait for that day—God’s perfect timing—when the very arrogance you built your throne upon will crumble beneath you. I pray you learn to be humble with every blessing you’ve received, instead of letting your tongue run loose with empty words. For Matthew 12:36 warns us, “I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak.”

Sometimes I realize—it’s often those who have achieved nothing of substance who make the most noise. Empty barrels make the loudest sound. As James 1:19 reminds us, “Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.” But you—you are the opposite. The louder you shout, the more it proves there is nothing worth listening to.

So go on, keep talking. I’ll stand here in silence, because my peace is louder than your noise. And in the end, it will not be my words but your own that will condemn you.