We all know some. If you don’t, it’s probably you.
They’re not happy unless everything is in an uproar. They instigate a conflict, then ride to the rescue, masquerading as the solution. And those same drama queens will loudly declare how much they hate drama while creating it every chance they get. Psychologists define them as narcissists, personality disorders, adrenaline junkies… But Jesus defined them by highlighting the opposite: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Matthew 5:9). One way we can identify children of God is by their love for creating peace. But check out what Proverbs 16:28 says about drama queens.
However, there is a vast difference between a worldly peacemaker and a godly peacemaker. Worldly peacemakers demand tolerance of every view except Christian and call godly peacemakers “haters” because they don’t define it that way. Jesus and His followers were considered haters by their culture because they refused to compromise truth. In fact, Jesus said, “Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword. I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother…enemies will be right in your own household!” (Matt. 10:34-36).
Godly peacemakers love to bridge relationship gaps, but not for attention or at the expense of truth. Godly peacemakers are called “children of God” because they have first made peace with God. They then share His peace with every person and situation that will receive it.
Final Thought: Are you a drama queen or a peacemaker? You can’t be both.