A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
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… who captures a city. Proverbs 19 verse 11. You know, we think anger is a sign of strength, not the Bible. Solomon says a man's discretion makes him slow to anger and it is his glory, not his weakness. It is his glory to overlook a transgression. Call an emotional timeout so you are slow to get angry. Number two, analyze the cause of your anger. You know, the purpose of an emotional timeout is not to avoid your angry feelings, but to analyze them so you can deal with them appropriately. And during that time out, ask yourself two questions. Number one, what is the real cause of my anger? Why am I feeling this way? Is it because of a right I expect has been violated? Is it because I really feel angry over an injustice towards somebody else? Exactly why do I feel this way? And second question to ask yourself is, do I have complete and accurate information? Remember, a lot of the times we feel angry is because we don't have all the facts. …
… I look to the Bible, which tells me that wisdom makes a person patient. Proverbs 19.11 That patience is better than pride. Ecclesiastes 7.8 That patience is a fruit of the Spirit of God who dwells within us. Galatians 5.22 You may not feel the same way I do about the Bible, But still, I think we can agree that when we lose our patience, it's something worth trying to find again. Because you know what it feels like to lose your patience with someone you care about. The regret you feel. I know what it feels like. I've said and done things I wish I could take back. And if I only had a little more patience, I wouldn't have so many regrets. And I would have played more hide-and-go-seek with my kids when they were young. even though they sometimes tested my patience. Plus, you and I both know how we've benefited from the patience of others. Our parents, our siblings, friends, a piano teacher, a basketball coach, a mentor at work, they all put up with us. …
… we are patient toward others. This is where Proverbs 19.11 is so insightful. We don't have time to turn there, but write this down. Proverbs 19.11, A man's wisdom gives him patience. It is to His glory to overlook an offense. Did you catch that? Patience to His glory to overlook an offense. That there are times that we need to overlook offenses. Church discipline is not about whenever somebody rubs you a little wrong, okay, I've got to go after them on that one. Whenever somebody says something, you don't just love what they've said, and you go running after them. patience grace to overlook an offense we all have areas where we are growing get that out on the table we've all got areas where we're growing and we can all point out areas in each other's lives that we need to grow i know in my own personal spiritual journey there are times when i will i will come to realization god will teach me an area of my life and show me an area of my life where I need to grow. …
… Psalm 103. A man's discretion makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression. You think manhood is to mow down everybody who offended you? You think that's manhood? That's not the glory of a man. That's base. No one is a hero who seeks vengeance, retaliation. The glory of a man is to overcome, overlook a transgression. Forgiveness is the glory of a man, just as forgiveness is the very manifestation of the glory of God. In fact, 1 Peter 4, 8 says, love covers a multitude of sins. Remember that? Love covers a multitude of sins. Now out of all the virtues, forgiveness is the most powerful one in human society and human relationships, because it abbreviates, abruptly, long-term destruction. As soon as you forgive, the path of destruction is vacated. The power – I wrote a book some years ago on the power and freedom of forgiveness. is as freeing or as empowering as forgiving. The most powerful tool in all relations is forgiveness in a marriage, in a family, in any kind of relationship, certainly in a church. …