It is so natural that when we are provoked, we feel like giving back a fitting reply. We feel that if we do not give back, we may appear like a fool. But as a child of God, we should know how to control our temper. Good temper is holding our tongue even when provoked...
By giving a fitting reply we may feel satisfied emotionally but we will only be exhibiting that we are less matured as a person and eventually less Christ-like. Let us see what the Word of God says, when it comes to giving a apt reply when provoked...
Proverbs 17:27 (New American Standard Bible)
He who restrains his words has knowledge,
And he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Let us ask the help of the Holy Spirit of God to help us control our tongue when provoked and give us the fruit of the spirit i.e. self control; so that we become a cool spirited person like Jesus.
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