But we had a habit of making each other angry a lot for whatever issues. Thank you!! I just went through a breakup with my fiance and I am at a point not sure where I want to be with it. I had did my SOAK prior to reading and when I read the post I saw more to even think about. Which of these qualities do you need to pursue most to overcome strife in your life? ![]() ![]() “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”Īre you under pressure – where is the pressure coming from? And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.ĭo you see the product of wisdom in the list above? Let’s not respond to pressure with anger.īut the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. Let’s not be the one putting pressure on others and causing strife. Oh friends, let’s pursue righteousness by avoiding anger and strife. “The anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.“ Perhaps we need to physically put our hand over our mouth or stop our fingers from typing. How do we avoid strife in the midst of these scenarios? Or maybe out on Facebook or other social media the pressure there is making your anger spill over into your comments. Perhaps your in-laws, a friend or co-worker is making you angry and you feel the tension rising? Perhaps a child or spouse is pressing on you with demands? And in the same way…strife is the product of pressure from an angry person. Blood is the product of pressure on a nose. This verse explains some common laws of nature.Ĭurds are the product of pressure on milk. Let’s look at Proverbs 30 and the graphic illustration used to explain how strife is produced. In Proverbs 29:11, it says only a fool gives full vent to their anger…a wise man keeps calm. Just yesterday I was upset about something and when I reflect on it today, I see how incredibly foolish my words were in response to the “pressure” I was feeling. This was extremely effective in making the bickering stop (Yay!) and giving them an uncomfortable consequence.īut today, as I read these words through my adult eyes, I wonder…how many times have I needed to simply put MY hand over MY mouth!?! I would tell them that because they were not speaking kindly, they had to cup their hand over their mouth for 1 minute. When my children were younger, I handled bickering this way. That’s one way to make the firehose stop – right? Proverbs 30:33 says – if you have been foolish and prideful and thinking evil things – “ put your hand on your mouth.” More times than not, the moment these impure thoughts come tumbling out of my mouth, I know what I’ve been thinking is not right but there’s no taking them back. Most times the words began as thoughts in my head – swirling around as I lay in my bed…pride rears its ugly head, anger builds up, imaginary conversations begin and before you know it someone says something that triggers these thoughts and out they pour. ![]() Words that are not pure, kind, merciful or gracious. Sometimes my mouth becomes like a fire hose – words come pouring out. If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
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