There is much debate in this nation as to how words can stir up anger, hatred and strife. This is such a powerful truth. Proverbs 15:18 (AMP) says: “A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, But he who is slow to anger and patient calms disputes.” Another version (AMPC) says: “he who is slow to anger appeases contention”. When we let anger take over our mental and emotional states, it removes the logical and common sense filters that allow us to “think before speaking or acting”. We then go on a word or action tirade, and once it’s finished, the damage is done. We have probably hurt others with our words or actions, and might even have destroyed relationships. In some cases, people can lose their job, their spouse, a friend, and in some cases, even land in jail for hurting or even killing someone in a fit of rage. Ephesians 4:26 (EHV) says:“ Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry”. It’s not a sin to be angry. What is a sin is if you allow your anger to control your actions, thoughts and decisions, thus causing you to do things that are sinful in nature. Anger can be used constructively. You can break a bad habit if you get angry enough to begin the process of breaking the habit. In many cases, people will not do anything about a problem until they have had it and they can’t take it any more. Anger is a good servant but a bad master. So instead of immediately giving in to anger, be slow to anger. Let patience have it’s work in the midst of the challenges of life. In doing so, you will be known as the person who can appease or calm potentially dangerous contentions and disputes. This way, issues will be resolved instead of relationships being destroyed. God is the God of peace, not of dissension and contention! We are His people, so let’s flow with His nature!
“It’s my way or the highway!”
Have you ever met a person that is so confident that they are right but you can clearly see that they are wrong, and nothing you tell them makes a difference? This is one of the most important reasons why we need agreements, laws, rules and contracts. Without these documents, we would destroy each other. There would be absolute anarchy. God’s laws and principles are our universal foundation for living and behaving. His laws are the rock of civilization. Without them, we descend into chaos. This is the primary reason this nation is in the shape it is in today. We have removed God’s law from the schools, from the workplace and in many areas of government. The problem is that when you remove one law it needs to be replaced with another law. If you remove the foundation of a building, what will you replace it with? This nation must get back to God and His laws. Without that, our nations’ foundation will crumble and it will not survive. Each of us need to pray and speak out wherever we are at, and remind everyone that the strength of this nation has always been God’s laws. That is the only hope for our children and our children’s children! May God raise up godly men and women that will take their place in government and academia and restore the true foundation for life, mutual respect, love, peace and true prosperity!
Proverbs 21:2 (VOICE version) “Everyone may think his own way of living is right, but the Eternal examines our hearts.”
Isaiah 58:12 “Those from among you Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In.”
