Just Can't Resist Fighting. 8/25/2022

 Good Morning,

The day began early and it wasn't a surprise to me that the alarm clock was greeted with a resounding hit of the snooze alarm for 5 minutes. Yesterday was a long one and it lasted pretty late. So I salute the today with a hot cup of Door County Inn Keepers Blend Coffee. 

Have you ever wondered why some people just can't agree on anything? Or why a person just can't resist arguing? It makes you wonder why they live to pursue turmoil at every corner and opportunity that comes their way to argue . They are like unstable dynamite that has a short fuse. For some reason they attract to themselves the other half of what it takes to light the fuse.  They are always close to the match that sets them off. 

A peculiar trait of theirs is that they can't avoid the fight so they place the blame for the fight on others. "It wasn't me! it was their fault" They have no ownership of their own demise. 

I do believe that the root cause of this type of addictive, destructive behavior is SELFISHNESS and CONTROL. These folks want everything their way and they like to control the actions of others, especially those close to home. 

2 Timothy 3:1-5 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents and authorities, ungrateful, unholy, 3, heartless unappeasable, slanderous, without self control, not loving good, 4. treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lover of God, 5. having the appearance of godliness, but denying it's power. Avoid such people. 

My best advice I can offer for you if these are people you have to deal with is this,

1. Pray for God to lead them to make some positive changes. 

2. Protect yourself from listening too much to their toxic talk and actions. 

3. Don't be afraid to remove yourself from the situation. Some people will never change. 

God clearly tells us to avoid these people. Time to move on when it causes you anxiety and stress. 

Clean your plate if needed and see if life isn't just a little nicer. Can you imagine be crammed on a small island with them? I know I would learn to walk on water quickly.

Marty