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There is no shortage of issues that can lead to clashes, misunderstanding and trouble

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in human relationships.

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But as far as you base your reaction on someone else's action,

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you will never get it right.

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What do I mean?

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‘Hey, he provoked me. That's why I'm angry.’

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‘She said this to me. That's why I shouted back at her.’

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As far as you base your reaction on that person's action, you have got it wrong

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because you're operating under a man-made standard, not God's standard.

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Someone may provoke you.

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Look, I’m not defending such a person. It is bad to provoke someone.

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But my reaction of anger is not that person's responsibility, it is mine.

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My angry response reflects the wrong place of my heart with God,

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not what that person has done to provoke me.