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A little girl was once in a very bad mood. She took
her frustration out on her younger brother, at first
just teasing him, but eventually, punching him, pulling
his hair, and kicking him in the shins. The boy could
take it all - even dish back a few blows - until the
kicking began. That hurt! And he went crying to his
mother, complaining about what his sister had done.
The mother came to the little girl and said, "Mary, why
have you let Satan put it into your heart to pull your
brother's hair and kick his shins?"
The little girl thought it over for a moment and then
answered, "Well Mother, maybe Satan did put it into my
heart to pull Tommy's hair...but kicking his shins was
my own idea."
All the evil in the world doesn't come from direct satanic
involvement. Much of it comes from the heart of man. What
we do with our anger, feelings of hatred, and frustrations is
subject to our will.
We can choose how we will respond to
stress, or to the behavior of others. Our challenge is to
govern our emotions; otherwise, they will rule in tyranny
over us.
He that is soon angry dealeth
foolishly....
Proverbs l4:17 |
