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By Ken Ebright
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I stood inches from his face. "Brian, why did you tie a string to the rack to trip me?"
Brian snickered. "I wanted to tick you off."
"What did I do to get this treatment?" I felt my blood pressure rising.
Brian clenched his teeth. "You didn't fix my light."
Feeling overwhelmed with anger, I lost my cool and shoved him. "You're such a jerk. If you'd given me a chance I would've fixed it."
Brian waved his finger in my face. "Don't touch me; you're the jerk. You never do anything I ask."
"That's not true." I stormed out and slammed the door.
Satan wants to trick us into sinning. In this case my sin was anger. The Bible reminds us we shouldn't buy into his tricks.
Put on the full armor of God so that you can fight against the devil’s evil tricks. Ephesians 6:11 (NCV)
We all encounter situations like this. Unfortunately, I didn't manage it very well. Though it can be difficult, when we get mad we need to handle it in a Christ-like way. Thankfully, in the past few years the Lord has been helping me deal with my anger better. In no way am I perfect, but I'm getting there.
Do not be bitter or angry or mad. Never shout angrily or say things to hurt others. Never do anything evil. Ephesians 4:31 (NCV).
Lord, please help us when we get into a situation where were tricked into a temper fit. Please help us to deal with these situations in a Christ-like manner. In Jesus' name, amen.
Author's footnote: This was a fictional
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The only thing I personally would have liked to see is a more gracious resolution of the described conflict - an apology perhaps, or other ray of hope concerning the interaction between coworkers. Other than that, I think you make a great point. Thanks so much for sharing!
God Bless~