God Will Avenge Us!

Do you want to test the character of someone you are thinking of marrying to see what is really inside?

Mildly and respectfully disagree with your potential spouse, if their first response to a disagreement is anger or rage, you have just seen that character is an angry one.

No one who is rational and reasonable will rage over a disagreement. Anger is the first sign of a disrespectful arrogant person.

One does not automatically become angry if there isn't already anger inside waiting for the slightest provocation.

An angry man/woman will see any disagreement or boundary as a personal attack, this is the reason they are easily provoked.

Proverbs 22:24-25

"24 Make no friendship with an angry man,

And with a furious man do not go,

25 Lest you learn his ways

And set a snare for your soul."

When an easily angered man rages over silly things it is likely we will respond in angry ways in return.

Ragers bring out the baser side of our nature. We do not easily rage at anyone, but if they are abusive to us we are more likely to retaliate. We do not want to be around people on a regular basis, who will provoke us to anger with irrational rage.

If we have to be around someone who is a rager then we can remain silent and refuse to engage with them. When we see them angry over a simple comment, that is our clue not to continue with this person.

Proverbs 15:18

"A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms a dispute."

Proverbs 17:11

"An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him."

When we get to the point in which we no longer feel any desire or compulsion to respond or retaliate, we are in the better place.

Romans 12:18-19

"…18 If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”

Even if the rager refuses to be at peace with us we remain at peace because none of the confrontations were our own doing. Let the evil person see only their own rage.