My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger, 20 for human anger does not accomplish God's righteousness." James 1:19-20. CSB
Again James addresses issues that we are all aware of and guilty of committing. First of all he writes that we should be:
QUICK TO LISTEN
We need to listen to God's thoughts on a matter and receive wise counsel that promotes clear understanding. On occasions, we can feel like we hear what has not been said. We may pre-determine what we have been thinking of a person and, because we have done this, only hear what we want to hear. We need to listen clearly to what is being said. If we are not sure we have heard right, it is wise to ask again by saying, 'So what you're saying is - ?' or perhaps, 'Are you saying that - ?' This can help you to get a clearer picture. Oftentimes when people have mis-heard things and it has caused a rift between them.
SLOW TO SPEAK
This is a big one! We should never be too hasty in speaking out. We may have a point of view but, so does the other person. Proverbs 13:3 says, 'The one who guards his mouth protects his life, the one who opens his lips, invites his own ruin.' CSB. And again in Proverbs 29:20, 'Do you see someone who speaks too soon? There is more hope for a fool than for him'. CSB. We can't have it more clearer than this. We must ensure we are in control of what comes out of our mouths. Many is the time when we have all said words that we regret and wish we could take them back. Sadly, we can't; once the words are out, it's too late and we bring pain to the hearer.
SLOW TO ANGER
We can all have occasions where we become angry. Anger can be caused by asking too much of ourselves by taking on too much and allowing pressure to frustrate us because it's causing us stress. This may cause us to speak negative words to our spouse or another who are in the vicinity. Remember, we are God's representatives and people view us as if they are reading the bible. Having a short fuse is counter-productive to promoting God so, ask Him to help you with anger management.
Be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger. You and others will benefit from this.
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