attacking in anger is what some people do in dealing with disagreeable people .
they use verbal overkill, they explode people. everything is a win/lose situation.
gen. george s. patton wrote a book called, patton's principles for managers who mean it. got a lot of one-liners in it. one is: "you never fight a battle where winning doesn't make any difference. don't get into an argument over something that doesn't matter anyway."
proverbs 15.1 (ms), a gentle response defuses anger, but a sharp tongue kindles a temper-fire.
james 3:16-17 (cev), whenever people are jealous or selfish, they cause trouble... but the wisdom that comes from above leads us to be pure, friendly, and gentle.
"gentle". that's the same word as "meek". meekness and gentleness means strength under control – a gentle giant.
an argumentative spirit indicates an ego problem. if you like to quarrel, if you like to get into arguments, you've got an ego problem.
JESUS says, that a person who is meek is happy because he is tender without surrender. meekness is learning to disagree agreeably. meekness is being able to walk hand in hand without seeing eye to eye.
in a marriage, when two people agree on everything, one of them isn't necessary. you eat with a knife and a fork, not two knives. we need variety.
when people disagree with you, you can be passive, a doormat – "go ahead, have your way." – or you can fight them tooth and nail, blow up, get angry, fight back, be sarcastic.
just a thought from the font porch…
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