2012-02-23T11:03:19-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/temper/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/one-wall-that-keeps-the-sharks-away-6553 2012-02-23T11:03:19-05:00 As each new day begins, open God's Word and you apply it to your struggles, your weaknesses, your failures. I need to rebuild my biblical wall every new day. It's also vital that key verses become a part of you; part of your personality. That means committing to memory verses that directly address your "shark." http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/how-to-prove-you-re-a-man-6324 2011-04-07T13:23:53-05:00 If you're a woman, encourage self-control in the men you know. And if you're a man, understand one of the most important muscles you have to develop - the spiritual muscles that give you control over your temper, your passions, your mouth, your impatience. Self-control - that's how you prove you're a man. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2014:29&version=31 2009-08-25T08:51:32-05:00 While there's a place for righteous anger, the Bible clearly and repeatedly condemns rash and hasty anger--anger that arises out of a quick temper, rather than from a careful and reasoned response to sin. This Proverb praises patience, contrasting it with a quick temper. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2014:29&version=NIV 2009-08-24T18:48:39-05:00 In one of many instances in Proverbs where a virtue is contrasted with a vice, patience here is praised, while rash and quick-tempered behavior is condemned.