When Quarreling Kills | The Writings | Proverbs 17

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🗓️ 10 October 2024

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Has irritation ever ruined an event, day, or even your week? Do you feel the temptation to fight? Are you easily angered? In today's episode, Patrick shares how Proverbs 17 reminds us that we need Jesus in the boat with us to calm the storms of our anger. Read the Bible with us in 2024! This year, we’re tackling a group of Old Testament books traditionally known as “The Writings”— Psalms, Chronicles, Proverbs, Daniel, Ruth and more! Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Proverbs 17

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks.
0:05.0	Where we connect the Bible to your life.
0:09.0	In the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.0	I'm Patrick Miller. Have you ever found yourself picking a fight, but not knowing why?
0:17.0	Or let's just be honest, have you found yourself picking fights and you think you've got a really good reason until a few days
0:24.7	later and then you realize that the reason was dumb. Maybe your spouse didn't show up
0:29.9	on time and you got upset or maybe an employee didn't ask your opinion on a small item and you got
0:35.8	frustrated. Or maybe your manager corrected a problem that he saw in your work and you got defensive.
0:42.4	Or maybe your child didn't get changed the minute you asked them to and you got angry.
0:47.2	Your roommate didn't clean up the dishes again and you got upset. The thing is, all of these examples are totally understandable.
0:55.8	We've all gotten upset, angry, frustrated, defensive for similar reasons in our lives, but
1:00.4	that's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the moment a small thing becomes a big thing.
1:06.0	When a date with your spouse or your girlfriend is ruined because you're sour and you're short and you finally burst out well you're always running
1:13.7	late don't you know how frustrating that is don't you respect my time and a fight
1:17.9	begins it was a small thing but then it became big it's what happens when your
1:22.4	workplace gets awkward because you're irritable
1:25.3	over small issues and he finally burst out, well if you do this again you're going to cost us clients,
1:30.7	you're going to hurt our whole team team you're going to cause massive problems.
1:35.3	You get the idea I could keep going.
1:37.6	We all have these moments where a quarrel breaks out over a small thing and I think we all know
1:42.4	the cost. Perhaps this is why the wise man says in
1:45.9	Proverbs 171, better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
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