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Become a wise person who knows how to tolerate anger!

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Bible verse : Proverbs 14:29 (NIV)

A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly.

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There are times when we get angry in certain situations.
You can easily see incidents and accidents that happened because people couldn't hold back their anger through the news.
Once they start to lose their temper, they soon raise their voices and fight.

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The Bible of Proverbs, which is said to be the book of wisdom, tells us in many places what to do when God's people are angry.

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Let's start with Proverbs 14:29.
[Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.]
This means that a person who holds back his anger is a wise person, and a person who has an impatient temper is the same as revealing himself to be foolish.

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Another proverb also tells what happens when you are angry and when you are patient.
[A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.(Proverbs 15:18)]
This means that a person who is quick-tempered and angry causes quarrels with others, but a person who holds back his anger stops fighting and brings peace.

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And in Proverbs 16:32, it is expressed that a person who can endure anger is better than a mighty man who makes great contributions in battle. It also expresses that a person who can control his anger and endure anger when angry is a better person than a person who takes a castle in war.

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Among the characters in the Bible, there is a person who suffered greatly because he could not hold back his anger.
Moses, the great leader who led the Israelites out of Egypt, was that person.
This happened while the Israelites were living in the wilderness to go to Canaan.

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When we went to a place called Kadesh, the people were very angry because there was no drinking water. The people went to Moses and Aaron and protested harshly, asking why they had brought them into the wilderness. Moses asked God for help. Then God revealed to him a way to overcome difficulties.
“Take your staff and speak to that rock in front of the people. Then water will flow from that rock.”

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Moses gathered all the people in front of the rock that God said. Moses was so angry at what the people did to him that he said harsh things to the people.

“You complainers! I just need you to make water come out of this rock!”
Having said this, Moses raised his staff high and struck the rock twice.
Moses' rod struck the rock, and enough water came out of the rock to feed all the people. However, this act of Moses was a great wrong to God.

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God told Moses to put his staff on a rock and speak. But Moses, unable to hold back his anger, broke God's command and made the mistake of striking the rock twice. God stopped Moses from entering Canaan, holding Moses accountable for his disobedience to God's commands. Unable to control his own anger, Moses saw the land of Canaan with his own eyes, but he did not enter it.

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Unlike Moses, there is also a story about a religious figure who overcame his anger well. He is the King David we know well.
King David was ousted from the throne because of the rebellion of his son Absalom. King David was in a hurry to escape with his servants barefoot.

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When King David and his servants arrived at a place called Bahurim, someone cursed David. This man's name was Shimei. Shimei poured out curses that were hard to put into David's mouth toward King David.
“You murderer, you bastard, go, go! A murderer like you must perish.”

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Shimei did not stop cursing him verbally. He picked up a stone and threw it at the servants who followed King David. Abishai, the subordinate officer who saw Shimei cursing King David, was so angry that he said to King David, “My lord, why do you let someone less than a dead dog curse you?
I'm going to go and cut off his head."

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Shimei's action of cursing the king and throwing stones at his men is a natural mistake even if he is killed right away. But David held back his anger and stopped Abishai. “If the Lord ordered that man to curse me, who can say what?
My son Absalom is also trying to kill me, so how can I stop other people from doing that?” David showed faith by looking at God first even at the moment when he was angry.

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David went on and left the matter to God. “Maybe God will give me a better blessing instead of Shimei’s curse on me.”

David did not retaliate against Shimei for cursing himself as king and throwing      stones at his men. And as David said, instead of Shimei's curse, God allowed      him to return to the throne again.
David received greater blessings from God by controlling his heart.

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The words of Proverbs we read today make it clear why God's children must control their anger well. Also, through the great religious figures Moses and David,
we learned how important it is for us to control our anger. No one can be angry in life. When you get angry because of someone or a situation, remember the words you learned today and you will be able to reduce your anger.
Also, if you pray for the help of the Holy Spirit for a while when you are angry, the Holy Spirit will help you not to get angry. A child of God who believes in Jesus and is saved must become a mature person who can handle anger well.

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