Are you wise or foolish?
Proverbs 29:11 says “A fool gives full vent to his anger, bu a wise man keeps himself under control.”
Have you ever found yourself so angry that you just unleashed, vented, attacked, let loose on someone? I know this is something I have struggled with alot as of late. No, I am not talking about something physical, but more verbal.
Consider the drive to work, everyday, day in and day out, stop, go, stop, go – then getting cut off! You feel it rise up in you. You think, ” Why I otta . . . ” or you go as far as wave with one finger. Did you just loose your control, even a little?
Consider coming home, the kids are fighting, the spouse is nagging, the dog is barking – then opening the mail and getting that unexpected bill. You feel it rise up in you. You think “I cant believ this”, ” I cant afford that” generally folllowed by a few explitives. Did you loose control, even a little?
Those are some of the common, everyday things we bump and wrestle with. Imagine now loosing your job! Imagine now find out your spouse is having an affair! Imagine now the betrayal of a close friend! Imagine now the loss of someone close to an unexpected death! Imagine God did not act the way you expected Him to!
Ephesians 4:26 – 27 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.
Psalm 4:4 In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent.
