ARE YOU A PEACEMAKER OR A PEACEBREAKER? (Continuation of Series)

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A father of three won a shouting contest with a roar louder than a passing train. "If you want a war, you go!" Yoshihiko Kato shouted. The sound meter registered 115.8 decibels, louder than the racket of a train passing overhead on an elevated railroad. For that winning shout, Kato won the $750 grand prize of the 10th annual Halls Year-End Loud Voice Contest. Kato admitted that he probably built up his loud voice shouting at his children.

Now don’t misunderstand me.  Anger is a legitimate and often useful emotion.  Remember the Bible does not say Love is never provoked or angered...rather it says Love is not easily provoke or angered. 

So, you can grow angry at stupidity - and then work to improve an educational program - but not by showing up at a PTA meeting and shouting at the top of your lungs.

You can grow angry at corporate greed or congressional incompetence - and form voting blocks and surround yourself with intelligent individuals who come with solutions rather than angry loudmouthed sarcasm.

But we human beings don’t have a very good track record when it comes to peace.   Just look at the fact that during the 4000 years of recorded history, only 300 of those recorded years have been without a major war.

Indeed, someone has said that peace is merely that brief, glorious, moment in history when everyone stops to reload their weapons.

And right now, America is badly in need of Peacemakers for we are NOT overwhelmed with patience or self discipline.  Which is why, even families and friends can and do become dangerous enemies. 

Are you aware that half of the murders in America are committed by people who know the victim?  And that millions of wives are beaten by their husbands and that even more children are beaten by their parents to the point of abuse?

Often these are not bad people, but their horrendous actions occur simply because they just do not know how to control their anger. 

And give many people the choice between reconciliation and recrimination and we know what too many will choose.

       The Bible certainly doesn’t ignore the fact that anger is just one letter short of being danger.  Indeed, it is mentioned 262 times inside these holy pages.

       A question?  Have you ever taken the time to analyze what makes you the angriest the quickest? 

If you do lack temper control, I suggest you make a list and keep on checking it until you have reached the point where you can admit that too often it really isn't all the other people who are making you mad but you letting yourself get mad.  Perhaps someone daring to disagree with you, or having the nerve to offer you advice?  If this is your Achilles heel, face it as a weakness you have to work on and then work on it.  It won't go away all by itself.

       Along about now some of you have already started shutting down.  You’re thinking, he’s stopped preaching and he's gone to meddling.  Your parade of excuses is becoming a battalion.

Well, since confession is good for the soul, I have to admit I have been known in the past to have a short fuse. I’ve had to work on my temper from the git go.  What has helped me the most are my deep, and on-going prayers about it.  So God worked on me, lengthened the fuse and strengthened the man.

Over the years I’ve made some real and definite progress, until now I think I can honestly say I am a patient, impatient man.  I've come a long ways, but I’ve still got a ways to go.

Also, part of my improvement is due to applying plain old common sense.

       Think about it this way.  Are you one of those people who says, "I try…but I just can't control my anger."

 Really?  Don’t you control it when talking with your boss?  You don't want to get fired so then I guess you can control it...wouldn’t you say?

You’ve started an argument with your wife, husband or child and the front door bell rings.  You answer the front door and you are the epitome of patience.  Then I guess you can control your anger, wouldn't you say? 

Yes, anger can be controlled...you just have to give yourself good enough reasons to at least get angry less and less.

 

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