Don't Take the Bait!

If you are familiar with the book, The Bait of Satan, by John Bevere, then you are aware that God’s enemy uses those moments when we take things personally that may not have been intended as such to become the means for him to separate us from God. But how are we supposed to handle insults, affronts, or even, sadly, conversations where the other person provokes us? The Apostle James says, “But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.” Can you imagine how much more peaceful our lives would be if we really tried to apply this principle? Have we ever asked God how He feels about our perception of things?