Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city
broken down without walls.
Proverbs 25:28
Modern psychology has been baffled by anger. There was a thought that anger had to be
expressed…that once it was out it wouldn’t be “in” any more. But this proved not to be the case. The people who express the most anger seem to
have more anger to express! It turns out
that a person who is controlled by their feelings is more likely to do
something that is deeply unwise. Furthermore,
our feelings are rarely indicative of the truth. As an example, how many times have the words “I
hate you!” and “I love you!” been spoken and been absolutely lies except for
that the person “felt that way” at a certain time. Emotions are, of course, a vital part of what
God made us to be as humans. They are
NOT, however, to be the governing force in our thoughts, behaviors attitudes
and actions. That leaves us as
vulnerable as a city without walls to a world that would use our very own
emotions to control and destroy us.
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