Saturday, August 7, 2010

Destructive Inner Attitudes



After a very disturbing incident I was trying to rebuild myself. I look at the Bible for enlightenment when I ran into many interesting passages, I decided I should write a blog and post some of my extracted phrases and views so it would be very easy for me to review, and maybe others can read it and probably help them too in any way it can, and in my quest for interpersonal development I would like to share what I read on the book of Proverbs, it mentions about inner attitudes that destroys a man and these are:


Anger will destroy you before it destroys anyone else. You should at all times control your temper. Lack of good sense or judgment is often present if you are easily made angry or impatient, you are frequently unsure of the correctness of your act or words. It displays folly, stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one commits many sins, because the fool gives full vent to his anger. A wise man is a patient man that has control, he has great understanding and calms quarrel. If you are wise, do not associate with a hot-tempered man, because you may learn and be fascinated in his ways.
Pride will cause your fall, better be humble. Proud mockers are prevented from succeeding in a way that causes frustration or humiliation, pride only breeds quarrels. It is better to be lowly in sprit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud. The humble take advice and are shined upon, with humility comes wisdom.
Jealousy grows like cancer; do not let it destroy you. You should not envy sinners, do not desire their company. Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy? A truly cheerful person had a heart at peace, because the peaceful heart gives life to the body.
Fear no sudden disaster or ruin, fear of man will prove to be a snare, be confident, pray and have faith. Whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.
Conceit or excessive self-pride of your own qualities or abilities, especially one which is not justified is very unpleasant. A man may think his actions are right because it pleases him and is good for him, everything may seem blameless and childlike. It may seem so, but what matters is our intention which we need to evaluate and reflect upon. Do not be way too proud of your achievements, do not boast much of your accomplishments, let another praise you instead, it should be by someone else, and not by yourself.


We can always be tempted, resisting cannot always be easy, but we must try, we must always be zealous for the fear of the Lord!

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