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James 1:19

This you know, my beloved brethren. 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.

Quick to hear.  This means instead of running everywhere else and listening to everyone else, we purposefully and swiftly run to his word, first.

Slow to speak.  This means instead of whining, arguing, and discussing things to death, we close our  mouths and receive His word so that we can truly hear all that he has to say without our interruptions of fear and unbelief.

Slow to anger.  This means just what it says.  Instead of rising up immediately, shaking our fist at others and in the face of God, because we have a kneejerk reaction, we stop and breathe, and settle our souls, and rest.

Why?

Because the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.

That’s some sound teaching, right there. What will we do with it, now that we’ve read and heard?