Good Morning Friends,
“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a
harsh word stirs up anger.” (Proverbs 15:1)
Every one of us has been and will be again
involved in a situation in which someone else gets angry with us. Anger is a
natural part of life and we all face it over and over. How we respond when
someone gets angry with us will have a significant impact on the situation.
If we return anger with anger the situation
will escalate. The other person’s anger will grow more intense and a spiral
effect will be started and often ends with damage to the relationship, sometimes
great damage.
The Lord gave Solomon the key to putting an
end to the spiral effect and moving toward anger control: “a gentle answer
turns away wrath.” When we respond to the anger expressed toward us in a calm
and gentle manner, the other person will have a better opportunity to get
control of his own anger and we can begin to work toward resolution of the
problem.
A gentle answer doesn’t guarantee the other
person’s anger will be brought under control. Some people are out of control as
soon as they get angry and nothing you do can effect that. However, the general
principle is true that a gentle answer can help in a situation in which anger
has been stirred up.
This principle can help in marriages, in
workplace relationships, between friends, even with strangers. It’s a hard
principle to follow because the anger in someone else often stirs up our own anger.
Ask God to help you keep control of your anger, even when those around you
don’t have control of theirs. Put this principle to the test and see how God’s
Word provides practical advice for life that really helps.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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