As I thought about my posting yesterday, I remembered how easy it is to say things in anger. As children, we have all yelled at our playmates in anger because something didn't go our way. As adults, it's very easy to become angered when we have to stand in line for a period of time. Or if we are cut off in traffic or hearing something that someone has said about us or our children. How do we react?
Parents, be aware that your words shape a child's future. Spouses, be aware that the things you say to your marriage partner can cause strife within the marriage that otherwise would never had been there. Always remember words are like arrows......you can't take them back.
I heard Dr. Ben Carson say something the other day that stuck with me. He was asked if he was always as calm as he appeared to people and if so, how did he manage to be that way.
"Well," said Dr. Carson, "I do get upset with people sometimes. When I do, I just look at that person and say to myself 'At one time, you were such a cute, little baby'." Wouldn't that be a good thing for all of us to do?
"My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires." James 1:19-20 NIV
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