Yesterday, 17Mar2019, I got very very very very very angry. There is only one other time I got this angry and was willing to hurt the other person.
Some of you may think that I need help and that might true. However, It may also be an incorrect assessment of the situation.
As humans we are all different and my wife noticed that there are certain things that just set me off. Those are people who blow their horn or flip me off when they are wrong and when my family is in the car.
On Sunday 17Mar2019, I was driving on a local road. I had the right away, but this person in a van type vehicle decided they were going to cut me of and turn in front of me. I blew my horn and they blew theirs in opposition.
I stopped to ask him if he had an effing problem and he asked me the same. I told him I had the right away, but his response which was illogical said he was new to area and had no idea where he was going. And?
First you assume I knew this and second you are making an excuse for your actions. My response should have been to just drive on and ignore him, but I did not.
The last time I looked, it does not matter if you know where you are or not, the rules for driving on the road are the same. Those who are traveling straight have the right away over those who are turning to cross your lane. I even told him so.
His response was to go off on me calling me an effing bastard. I decided to go on, but at this point in time I was fuming. I wanted to turn around and go back and break every bone in his body.
If you know me, I am very capable of such a task. God has blessed me with speed and strength even at my age. I never wanted to hurt another so much as I wanted to hurt this person except for one other time. I gripped the steering wheel so hard I thought I was going to break it.
I just thanked my family and the Lord from keeping me from doing something stupid.
Some of you may be thinking that I need help, but do I really? Or am I just tired of being treated the way I am?
People these days seem to thing we should automatically know that they are lost or what have you, they think we can read minds.
Ephesians 4:26 New International Version (NIV)
26 “In your anger do not sin”: Yes there are other parts to that verse, but it is saying be careful when you get angry. Anger is not a sin, but our response can be.
Do you suffer from anger issues? Take them to the Lord in prayer.