standing in peace.

i will have to admit, i tend to get angry at times. when certian things happen, i get frustrated and in turn, angry. while i strive not to "slander" of insult others, i do hold my ground and stand fast. i have been on the edge of calling people names, or attacking them on a personal level - but i know that will solve nothing - all it does is give the other party the right to pull out of the conversation. i have been on the attacked end, and truly felt the pains of "slander" - in his only recorded letter, jude [who is a "half-brother" to jesus and a brother of james] wrote, when dealing with personal attacks:

"The Archangel Michael, who went to the mat with the Devil as they fought over the body of Moses, wouldn't have dared level him with a blasphemous curse, but said simply, "No you don't. God will take care of you!"

michael was willing to go to the mat for a person who followed God, but he was not going to lower himself to a personal attack. the idea is that we can stand-up for each other, but we can not attack those who attack others - at best, and this truly is the best, we can say, "God will deal with this issue" and let it rest.