“A proverb in the Old Testament states: 'He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city'.
It is when we become angry that we get into trouble. The road rage that affects our highways is a hateful expression of anger. I dare say that most of the inmates of our prisons are there because they did something when they were angry. In their wrath they swore, they lost control of themselves, and terrible things followed, even murder. There were moments of offense followed by years of regret. . .
So many of us make a great fuss of matters of small consequence. We are so easily offended. Happy is the man who can brush aside the offending remarks of another and go on his way.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley
Anger is one of the many ways Satan tries to lead us astray. I cant stress enough the importance of President Hinckley's advice to brush aside offending remarks. There will always be differences, its part of life, but the way we accept those differences make us who we are. If our goal is to become like Christ then why should we allow menial things to let us slip into a contentious state?
I love this!
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