Matthew 7:6 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

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Personally, if given the choice, I would rather not have anger in my life. I do not like to be around angry people, and I do not enjoy those who vent the minutia of life in my face. I choose not to allocate my energy, my time, or my emotional capital to dealing with anger. 

I have this prejudice because I have been angry.  I have seen the long-term effects of my anger.  Anger hurts me and everyone around me. I judge anger as being a negative and sinful emotion.  I have dealt with anger many times, and some would see me as stoic because I refuse to respond to someone’s negativity.

The followers of Jesus must judge their actions. To be effective, choices must be made. You may call them opinions, taste, or discernment, but it is still a judgment.  It is the rational, unemotional, preference of one act or person over another. We all make conscious decisions on whom we will gather.  I welcome constructive disagreement and even take joy in it.  It is my choice.  I must choose for my own sake, those who are not angry to occupy the moments of my life I have left. Why?  Because angry people make me angry.  And you would like to see me angry, and neither would God.

#Just Larry