I really hate it when people will not accept responsibility for their actions and want to blame others. Tonight on my way to the local lumber store, one person decided to pull out in front of me, but thought he could make it. The other vehicle behind him started to pull out and I blew my horn. He decided he was going to blow his horn in retaliation.
That is one thing I do not accept/like You were wrong so just accept it and move on. I decided to stop in the middle of the street and get out to ask him if we have an effing problem. He makes some smart comment and so being already angry I decide to tell this individual to suck my dick you effing homo. He made some other comment as he was driving away and I responded.
While at the time I felt as though I had a right to do this, did I? The answer is no. I know that I am tired of people acting this way and a lot of the time I can ignore it, but for some reason not tonight. While yes I had a right to be mad, as my wife said I do not have a right to sin in my anger. Don’t you just hate it when they are so calm when you are so mad and say something that you no is right? Ugh!
Ephesians 4:26-27 New International Version (NIV)
26 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold.
The other thing being a Christian is that I am supposed to act as Christ did. In other words, love my neighbor as my self, represent Christ so that others will want to know more about Him, love my enemies and pray for them.
Luke 6:27-36New Intern ational Version (NIV)
Love for Enemies
27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.
32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
My wife says I am a combination of the Hulk, Thor, and Ironman. What a combination of people, smash with fists, smash with hammer, or smash with technology. Mostly I would say in these types of situations I am more the Hulk. If I can keep the anger in check, then everything is fine; however, there are times I just want to SMASH. Lets face it though, if I smashed everyone that was like this I would be smashing everyone at one point or another including myself.
I need prayers for choosing the right time to fight as Jesus did. I need prayers for keeping my anger in check so I can demonstrate more of Christ and less of the Hulk. I need prayers so the I have more wisdom, because with wisdom the right choices will be made. Lets face it, while some of you may agree with me and my actions, they were not the correct actions to take.