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Post by asthelordwills on Aug 15, 2005 23:42:49 GMT -5
Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
This one is one of my favorites, so practical yet so forgotten.
It is so easy to get carries away in anger and wrath. We know the Bible says be angry and sin not, but it also says that it is better to be slow to anger and to be patient.
I deal with customer's all day, and I take supervisor calls. I get my share of angry people. I have had a hard time with it. It is very discouraging. I've been praying about it though and I have started bearing spiritual fruit like patience. It is really much more peaceful to be slow to anger and to really listen to someone else's problem without assuming you know.
When someone is angry, remember to that you can diffuse the situation with a soft answer. Not a soft answer to "boy, I'll get him with kindness and see how he likes that!!" but a real genuine soft answer.
God has called us to be peacemakers, and this is definately a helpful trait in peacemaking. I would encourage you all to pray for more and more patience.
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Post by BJ (Site - Administrator) on Aug 16, 2005 18:00:32 GMT -5
I can relate to that! I deal with patience all day where I work and just today I had a patient come to the window and she said she was here for an appointment. I pulled her name and it showed she wasn't suppose to come in until the next day so I told her. Well she got mad and said, "They rescheduled me for today!" I told the layd I was sorry and that I couldn't get her in until tomorrow. She got mad, "Well I won't come back tomorrow" I said, "I'm sorry, ma'am I don't know who scheduled you but I didnt" She then told me the story of her working for a clinic, "I've worked in a clinic for 5 years and I've NEVER TREATED my patience this way!" I was ready to just tell her to leave because I didn't have to hear it. But I didn't I just said sorry, and I just let her stand there and stare why I took care of other patience.
I just to be shy before I took the job, but now, I'm not, in face I'm like, well the truth is the truth and if they don't like what I have to say then they can always leave.
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Post by asthelordwills on Aug 17, 2005 1:15:45 GMT -5
I know what you mean. It can be really hard sometimes, but patience is an awsome thing to have to help. And joy also.
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