As soon as I saw how the man on the motorcycle reacted and thought of what my own reaction would have been, my heart filled with guilt. How many times have I done the same as that man? How many times have I literally cursed at the person who made the mistake of drifting into my lane or committing some other wrong on the road? I have let my flesh take control of my actions more times than I can count. And not just in traffic.
Even now as I write this, my mind is trying to convince me that it's only a natural reaction to almost being slammed into by another car. But I know that it's not. I believe that when James says "But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger..." he wrote it for times similar to that. It doesn't matter what it is, we must be humble and slow to anger in all that we do. No matter how big or how small.
Not to mention, aren't we being hypocrites when we explode in anger at that "stupid driver"? Yes. Because guess what...I don't care who you are or where you're from, you've done it too. Good Lord....I slammed into the back of my best friend's car and totaled both of our cars. How's that for hypocrisy?
No one is perfect. We all make mistakes. Why are we so quick to judge others when we ourselves are guilty as charged?
In Psalm 37:8 David says, "Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing."
Stop being angry, start giving it to God.
