Proverbs
16: 32 ESV “Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty and he who rules
his spirit than he who takes a city.”
Proverbs
19: 11 ESV “Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook
an offense.”
Proverbs
14: 17 ESV “A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is
hated.”
James 1: 19
ESV Hearing and Doing the Word “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every
person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;”
The art of
listening is something each person should learn. We are reminded that God spoke to us a very
long time ago about this very important factor.
In Proverbs we are reminded that we should be slow to anger and watch
our tempers.
James in
the New Testament also reminds us that we should “be quick to hear, slow to
speak and slow to being angry.” I know
live in the real world and people are fickle and can make one so angry. This where the Golden Rule of life will come
into play, we should watch our words and guard our hearts. Let’s not take everything literally and let’s
be patient with people. You know they
might be facing some difficulties and not always thinking. People under pressure become reactive and rarely
listen.
I don’t know
if this will apply in your life but for today apply this one “golden rule.”
Prayer
Lord as we
meditate and think on Your Word today please help us to be quick to listen and
slow to becoming angry and slow to speaking out. We struggle with our ego’s and we allow our
flesh to rise up and control our lives.
Forgive us for being so egotistical as we repent today asking for the
Holy Spirits help in our own lives. We
ask this in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen
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