Anger...we all have a anger issue I think,some more extreme then others,but we all have trouble controlling anger none the less. Right?
You know how you read a verse and it just penetrates your heart?
Or when it pierces your soul?
Or when it slices through your heart and cuts it into four's and then burns them which sets your soul on fire and that burns up......and....well I read a verse and it didn't do that.
*pause for affect*
I read a verse in my quiet time that touched my soul...calmly and saying looky at that verse.
the verse was;
Proverbs 15:1
"A Soft Answer turns Away Wrath, but a Harsh Word Stirs up Strife."
And this verse kind of hit me (touched me),I don't know why, I've heard this verse before,but it did.
But I thought how true this is. When your upset at a sibling and you yell at them they will more then like give you a dirty look,yell back,slam a door,etc... and be upset which cause more problems.
But if you calmly and quietly ask them to leave or stop something,they don't usually get angry back, right? You may have to ask a few times,but it usually leaves unhurt feelings within you relationship with them.
Sometimes you can look at that person in the eyes and say," that is very annoying can you please stop."
if you have a stubborn sibling that loves to annoy,try to ignore them (I know our parents tell us to do,so all the time don't they.) Or you could tell them 'you are really trying not to loose your temper and yell at them.'
Have you ever noticed how much you get angry? The Bible tells us that when we get angry we commit murder in our heart. Yikes!! If you think about it that way you and I are pretty deadly killer.
As I pondered this verse I thought of how anger ruins,so many important things.
Your relationships for example(well,so far I've been using siblings as my examples), relationships are important and anger and harsh words hurts you and the person you say them too.
I know that when a sibling is not feeling well or are just feeling crabby and they snap at me,I'm hurt.
Example,If I ask where the camera is and I didn't hear their reply,so I ask again and that person snaps at me for no real reason other then their not in a good mood.
I'm hurt and feel like snapping back.
But that can make us feel grumpy. Now lets reverse it,your grumpy and some ask you where something is,you are agitated that they asked you in the first place and you mumble irritatedly you don't know and then they ask again ..............now it's easy to just do what you feel,but that would our human nature which is a sinful nature.
It's, so simple to just calmly reply in a clear voice that you have no knowledge on where the item is.
But yet,some how our irritation causes us to speak harsh words to those be love.
Anger does stir up Strife and causes problems. But a soft answer can and does turn away wrath!
So I'm going to give you a challenge. Control your anger and try to answer in a soft response when you're angry.
You know that phrase,
"A lady should never raise her voice any louder than a gentle hum of a whispering wind."
That's kind of true.
I want to honor God with my actions and getting angry at someone I have no right to be angry at (even if the world thinks that you do have something to be angry at you really don't.)
Proverbs 15:1 is giving me a challenge and I'm going to do my best to control myself.
Not to yell,or call names when a sibling irritates me, uses or ruins my things,but calmly and quietly speak to them,to show that I love them,but also speak with words that say how displeased I am or hurt that have taken something and broke it and it was important to me.
" A Soft Answer turns away Wrath,but Harsh words stir up Strife."
Remember this verse, memorize it (I'm going to) and think of it when anger,irritation,and other things start to swell up inside you.
P.S. Remember what Jesus did for us today. (Or what He did for us I don't know if today is the exact day,but it's the day that everybody has on their calender.)
You know how you read a verse and it just penetrates your heart?
Or when it pierces your soul?
Or when it slices through your heart and cuts it into four's and then burns them which sets your soul on fire and that burns up......and....well I read a verse and it didn't do that.
*pause for affect*
I read a verse in my quiet time that touched my soul...calmly and saying looky at that verse.
the verse was;
Proverbs 15:1
"A Soft Answer turns Away Wrath, but a Harsh Word Stirs up Strife."
And this verse kind of hit me (touched me),I don't know why, I've heard this verse before,but it did.
But I thought how true this is. When your upset at a sibling and you yell at them they will more then like give you a dirty look,yell back,slam a door,etc... and be upset which cause more problems.
But if you calmly and quietly ask them to leave or stop something,they don't usually get angry back, right? You may have to ask a few times,but it usually leaves unhurt feelings within you relationship with them.
Sometimes you can look at that person in the eyes and say," that is very annoying can you please stop."
if you have a stubborn sibling that loves to annoy,try to ignore them (I know our parents tell us to do,so all the time don't they.) Or you could tell them 'you are really trying not to loose your temper and yell at them.'
Have you ever noticed how much you get angry? The Bible tells us that when we get angry we commit murder in our heart. Yikes!! If you think about it that way you and I are pretty deadly killer.
As I pondered this verse I thought of how anger ruins,so many important things.
Your relationships for example(well,so far I've been using siblings as my examples), relationships are important and anger and harsh words hurts you and the person you say them too.
I know that when a sibling is not feeling well or are just feeling crabby and they snap at me,I'm hurt.
Example,If I ask where the camera is and I didn't hear their reply,so I ask again and that person snaps at me for no real reason other then their not in a good mood.
I'm hurt and feel like snapping back.
But that can make us feel grumpy. Now lets reverse it,your grumpy and some ask you where something is,you are agitated that they asked you in the first place and you mumble irritatedly you don't know and then they ask again ..............now it's easy to just do what you feel,but that would our human nature which is a sinful nature.
It's, so simple to just calmly reply in a clear voice that you have no knowledge on where the item is.
But yet,some how our irritation causes us to speak harsh words to those be love.
Anger does stir up Strife and causes problems. But a soft answer can and does turn away wrath!
So I'm going to give you a challenge. Control your anger and try to answer in a soft response when you're angry.
You know that phrase,
"A lady should never raise her voice any louder than a gentle hum of a whispering wind."
That's kind of true.
I want to honor God with my actions and getting angry at someone I have no right to be angry at (even if the world thinks that you do have something to be angry at you really don't.)
Proverbs 15:1 is giving me a challenge and I'm going to do my best to control myself.
Not to yell,or call names when a sibling irritates me, uses or ruins my things,but calmly and quietly speak to them,to show that I love them,but also speak with words that say how displeased I am or hurt that have taken something and broke it and it was important to me.
" A Soft Answer turns away Wrath,but Harsh words stir up Strife."
Remember this verse, memorize it (I'm going to) and think of it when anger,irritation,and other things start to swell up inside you.
P.S. Remember what Jesus did for us today. (Or what He did for us I don't know if today is the exact day,but it's the day that everybody has on their calender.)
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