Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Monday, August 11, 2014

QT 11 Aug 14, Prov 22:24,25, Be wary of angry persons

24 Make no friendship with a man given to anger,
nor go with a wrathful man,
25 lest you learn his ways
and entangle yourself in a snare.


NOTE: There are at least three ways of viewing this verse. One, when we are young and susceptible to others defining us, we need to pick our friends very carefully lest we pick up some very bad behaviors, and uncontrolled anger certainly fits in that description. Secondly, we need to be careful our behavior does not influence others in a manner that is not for the best. Do we have an anger problem? We need to repent, not just to God but to the person, lest someone think the behavior is appropriate for a believer. Finally, when we reach a point in life where we are not susceptible to other's behavior, it may be possible to influence the angry person with a kind and gentle manner. In this way they can see that there are other ways of dealing with life. Our witness can change the angry person but only if our walk is strong enough not to be influenced by the angry person.
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