STAYING CALM UNDER PRESSURE
“Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.” Proverbs 29:11 NIV
Anger is one of the strongest emotions that more often than not leads people to commit all sorts of evil, make terrible mistakes, or say things in a split second that could take a lifetime to heal from.
Our theme scripture calls those who vent their rage, who surrender to it, fools. That is strong language. But Scripture does not exaggerate. To “give full vent” means to release without restraint, to let emotion govern action. In that moment, anger becomes master, and wisdom is silenced.
The wise however, do something different. They “bring calm in the end.” Notice it does not say they never feel anger? It says they bring calm. Wisdom is not the absence of emotion; it is the discipline of it. It pauses. It listens. It refuses to let a temporary feeling produce permanent damage.
Pressure reveals what rules us. If pride rules, we explode. If insecurity rules, we defend. But if the Spirit rules, we respond with restraint. Calmness under pressure is not weakness, but strength under control. It is evidence that God has the final word, not our emotions.
May we not be people mastered by our impulses, but people marked by self-control.
Prayer: My Father, thank you for guarding my heart when pressure rises. Thank you for teaching me to pause before I speak and to yield my emotions to you before they ever govern my actions. Let Your Spirit produce restraint, wisdom, and calm within me. May my responses reflect your rule in my life. In Jesus’ name, amen.
CI.
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• Ecclesiastes 7:9
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