BBD 05.12.21 Overreacting (Classic)

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Classic from 2003

The Burning Bush Devotional

12 May 2021

Overreacting

Now the
works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness,
lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of
wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness,
revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told
you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the
kingdom of God. - Galatians 5:19-21.

And do
not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from
you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one
another, even as God in Christ forgave you. - Ephesians 4:30-32.

D G may
have overreacted after she received a speeding ticket. Officer Chip Raines gave
her a ticket for going 51 mph in a 35 mph zone and after D G was stopped,
she did accept and then signed the ticket. Officer Raines got back into his
vehicle and continued his shift. He had gone only a short distance when he
noticed D G’s Mazda rapidly approaching from the rear and before he could
react, she rammed into the police cruiser. D G then rear-ended the cruiser
three more times, but she wasn’t through. She tried to ram Raines again but she
missed after he pulled to the side. She then turned around and attempted to ram
the cruiser head on, but Raines was able to hit her vehicle from the side
pinning it to the curb.

Police
spokesman Jimmie Wideman said that Raines, “…should be commended on his restraint, because it could
have come out a very different way.” In
reference to D G, Wideman said, “She
turned a traffic summons into a felony charge.” D G’s car was impounded, and she is being held in a Hampton,
Virginia jail without bond for felonious assault of a police officer. There was
no indication of any drug or alcohol use by D G.

It
appears that D G overreacted to her traffic ticket - and that is an
understatement. In Galatians, the apostle Paul warns against “outbursts of wrath.” D G
definitely had an outburst of wrath and the result was the ruination of her
life. She most likely will be convicted of a felony charge along with having to
pay substantial court costs and fines. She damaged her car and will be unable
to work while she is incarcerated. Of course, it may be very difficult for her
to find employment after her release. Who would want to risk hiring someone who
is prone to “outbursts of wrath?”

I’m
sure D G did not start her day thinking that she was going to try to kill
a police officer by repeatedly ramming her car into his. What led up to this
horrible over reaction by D G? What made her cross over the line from sane
responsible citizen to maniac? We will probably never know, and D G is
probably not sure about the answer to those questions herself.

If we
allow the works of the flesh to direct our lives, we run the risk that at some
point we will lose control and our lives will be destroyed. D G is an
example of this very thing. If we allow our flesh to express itself through
rage - time after time we will find that at some point, we will cross the line
into craziness just as D G did.

Put the
works of the flesh away from you and instead have kindness, tenderness, and
forgiveness toward others. Ask God to take away the works of the flesh and
replace them with the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5). Then, you will not have to worry about
overreacting and see your life destroyed as a result.

(A
family member contacted me claiming that D G was a new driver having trouble
operating a manual transmission. Unfortunately, I do not know how things turned
out for D G in court...)

Copyright © 2002 - 2021. Ed
Wrather. The Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On
June 8, 1998 the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent.
Ed Wrather began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of
those first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent
to prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Visit the
Burning Bush website:

www.theburningbush.net

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celebrating 23 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the
Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to subscribers
across the world. At one time there were 18,000 subscribers in more than 70
countries to the devotional but that has now shrunk to around 9,000.

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Please pray for God to touch and
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Wright; Gwen P.; James Perkins and his wife; Vonnie; Evi Porter; Addison; JoJo,
Bailey and Nicky; Ralph and De Chapman; Hilary; Cody Stahlman; Patsy M.; Zoe Marx
Jones; Todd Higgins; Brandy and Jadyn’s Dad; Patricia Rohman and Lisa Butler
who has had a stroke; Scott J.; Karla W.; Clayton T. and Sarah; Clark S.; Lana
Bass; Matthew Collins; Marjean C.; Bradley E.; Fern McVey; Shonda Hutson
(fighting cancer); and please pray for my wife, Jeanie, who is having a problem
with her heart.

Please pray for the coronavirus
COVID19 pandemic to come to an end. Pray for treatments and a cure for the
virus to be rapidly found and deployed. Pray for all those afflicted to be
healed and for our leaders to have supernatural wisdom and ability to lead us
through this pandemic.

Please pray for an end to the
rioting, looting, wanton destruction, and the racial hatred in the USA and that
it will be replaced with peace and love. May God help the USA! Many prayer
needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page. You
can also post your prayer requests there (Of
course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for me. 03.18.18 I accepted the call to be the pastor of Fairview
Baptist Church in Elk City, Oklahoma. Please pray for me and for this church.).

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theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com

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Classic from 2003

The Burning Bush Devotional

12 May 2021

Overreacting

Now the
works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness,
lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of
wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness,
revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told
you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the
kingdom of God. - Galatians 5:19-21.

And do
not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from
you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one
another, even as God in Christ forgave you. - Ephesians 4:30-32.

D G may
have overreacted after she received a speeding ticket. Officer Chip Raines gave
her a ticket for going 51 mph in a 35 mph zone and after D G was stopped,
she did accept and then signed the ticket. Officer Raines got back into his
vehicle and continued his shift. He had gone only a short distance when he
noticed D G’s Mazda rapidly approaching from the rear and before he could
react, she rammed into the police cruiser. D G then rear-ended the cruiser
three more times, but she wasn’t through. She tried to ram Raines again but she
missed after he pulled to the side. She then turned around and attempted to ram
the cruiser head on, but Raines was able to hit her vehicle from the side
pinning it to the curb.

Police
spokesman Jimmie Wideman said that Raines, “…should be commended on his restraint, because it could
have come out a very different way.” In
reference to D G, Wideman said, “She
turned a traffic summons into a felony charge.” D G’s car was impounded, and she is being held in a Hampton,
Virginia jail without bond for felonious assault of a police officer. There was
no indication of any drug or alcohol use by D G.

It
appears that D G overreacted to her traffic ticket - and that is an
understatement. In Galatians, the apostle Paul warns against “outbursts of wrath.” D G
definitely had an outburst of wrath and the result was the ruination of her
life. She most likely will be convicted of a felony charge along with having to
pay substantial court costs and fines. She damaged her car and will be unable
to work while she is incarcerated. Of course, it may be very difficult for her
to find employment after her release. Who would want to risk hiring someone who
is prone to “outbursts of wrath?”

I’m
sure D G did not start her day thinking that she was going to try to kill
a police officer by repeatedly ramming her car into his. What led up to this
horrible over reaction by D G? What made her cross over the line from sane
responsible citizen to maniac? We will probably never know, and D G is
probably not sure about the answer to those questions herself.

If we
allow the works of the flesh to direct our lives, we run the risk that at some
point we will lose control and our lives will be destroyed. D G is an
example of this very thing. If we allow our flesh to express itself through
rage - time after time we will find that at some point, we will cross the line
into craziness just as D G did.

Put the
works of the flesh away from you and instead have kindness, tenderness, and
forgiveness toward others. Ask God to take away the works of the flesh and
replace them with the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5). Then, you will not have to worry about
overreacting and see your life destroyed as a result.

(A
family member contacted me claiming that D G was a new driver having trouble
operating a manual transmission. Unfortunately, I do not know how things turned
out for D G in court...)

Copyright © 2002 - 2021. Ed
Wrather. The Burning Bush website has been online since January 31, 1998. On
June 8, 1998 the email version of the Burning Bush Devotional was first sent.
Ed Wrather began writing devotionals in the early 1990s. The distribution of
those first devotionals was primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent
to prison facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

Visit the
Burning Bush website:

http://www.theburningbush.net

The Burning Bush websites are
celebrating 23 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the
Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to subscribers
across the world. At one time there were 18,000 subscribers in more than 70
countries to the devotional but that has now shrunk to around 9,000.

You can leave comments/feedback
about the devotionals at http://www.theburningbush.net.

There is a translation tool on
theburningbush.net website in the top right-hand corner of all of the pages.

Check out the Scripture Index being constructed for the Devotionals at
the Burning Bush website. The Links are in about the middle of the home page.
Topics for each devotional are now being added to the Index.

Please pray for God to touch and
bring about His will in these lives: Caleb Freeman’ Pat S.; Buck & Barbara
Wright; Gwen P.; James Perkins and his wife; Vonnie; Evi Porter; Addison; JoJo,
Bailey and Nicky; Ralph and De Chapman; Hilary; Cody Stahlman; Patsy M.; Zoe Marx
Jones; Todd Higgins; Brandy and Jadyn’s Dad; Patricia Rohman and Lisa Butler
who has had a stroke; Scott J.; Karla W.; Clayton T. and Sarah; Clark S.; Lana
Bass; Matthew Collins; Marjean C.; Bradley E.; Fern McVey; Shonda Hutson
(fighting cancer); and please pray for my wife, Jeanie, who is having a problem
with her heart.

Please pray for the coronavirus
COVID19 pandemic to come to an end. Pray for treatments and a cure for the
virus to be rapidly found and deployed. Pray for all those afflicted to be
healed and for our leaders to have supernatural wisdom and ability to lead us
through this pandemic.

Please pray for an end to the
rioting, looting, wanton destruction, and the racial hatred in the USA and that
it will be replaced with peace and love. May God help the USA! Many prayer
needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page. You
can also post your prayer requests there (Of
course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for me. 03.18.18 I accepted the call to be the pastor of Fairview
Baptist Church in Elk City, Oklahoma. Please pray for me and for this church.).

You can contact Ed Wrather at
theburningbushdevotional@gmail.com

If you enjoy the devotional please
recommend it to your friends. They may subscribe by sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org

There is a complete devotional
archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/DevotionalArchive.html.

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devotions, we read devotionals.

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