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10.11.07

Going Crazy

A fool's wrath is known at once, but a prudent man covers shame. - Proverbs
12:16.

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue
of the wise uses knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours forth
foolishness. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the
evil and the good. - Proverbs 15:1-3.

A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger allays
contention. - Proverbs 15:18.

He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his
spirit than he who takes a city. - Proverbs 16:32.

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and his glory is to
overlook a transgression. - Proverbs 19:11.

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 4:31-32.

Jeff Goza unintentionally cut off a driver of a Volvo and according to Jeff,
it was clear that the Volvo driver was upset. The driver of the Volvo,
Steven Stankovitch, followed Jeff and tried to cut him off too. However,
Steven lost control; hit a curb causing the Volvo to flip four times. He
then climbed out of the vehicle which was now on its' roof and tried to
start a fight with Jeff who just tried to let Steven take out his
frustrations. Steven now has some legal problems.

Maybe it was the high price of gas that drove Patricia Sasser crazy on a
Tuesday morning. She and another woman arrived at the gas pump at about the
same time. However, the other woman already had the nozzle in her hands. So
what do you do? Patricia grabbed the gas pump nozzle and both women fell to
the ground. Patricia then swung the metal nozzle at the other woman hitting
her. Patricia now has some legal problems too.

A teacher's aide to a fourth grade teacher somehow became upset with a
student. The student had picked up a post-it note from the floor and stuck
it to her forehead. The aide threatened to staple the note to the girl if
she did not remove it. The student ignored the order and the aide pushed the
stapler against her forehead leaving two puncture marks. The teacher's aide
now has to look for another job.

I could list story after story about people becoming upset and over
reacting. It has become a national pastime with collateral damage everywhere
that we look. From children to the elderly overreaction has become almost
the norm.

What was the old adage? Before you do something stupid count to ten? That
may not have been it but still it might be helpful. Before you go crazy and
ruin your life and probably the lives of everyone in your family - take a
moment to meditate on the consequences. Better yet, memorize some of these
verses about anger and meditate on them. Yes, the Lord will forgive you. "If
we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins.."
However, the consequences for those sins are still going to occur.

All the school shootings, the work place shootings, the road rage, and on
and on and on - we cannot stop it all by ourselves but we can stop ourselves
from contributing to the problem. We can try to train up our children so
that they will not contribute to the problem. It is not always possible but
we can try. We can try to be a godly and kind influence on the lives around
us. We can do that and maybe, just maybe there will be a ripple of kindness
that flows out from this devotional to your life to another life to another
life, which will bring peace instead of craziness. As the apostle Paul put
it, "Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of
all men. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with
all men (Romans 12:17-18)."

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