GET MAD BUT DON'T GET IGNORANT: Part I

 “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.” Ephesians 4:26-27

 Hey Bruh! There is always a cause and effect! This means, that in the world in which we live, there is a stimulus or there are stimuli that both demand and require a response! Every day we as human beings process these causes and respond to them in the way in which they affect us! This is because the complement of emotions that we are born with pretty much control how we respond to or rather, (if we are going to be truthful about it,) how we react to the stimulus or stimuli that we are confronted with! Nevertheless, that is not the way it is supposed to be!

We are indeed emotional beings, but we should not always be subject to the rollercoaster ride or to all the ups and downs that we are going to experience on this journey called life because of them! However, the impact of trauma and drama slowly weaponizes our feelings to the point that at times we become unbalanced! This means that all of us have triggers, but some people are not just triggered, they are trigger-happy! Consequently, the effect that is provoked by the cause from most of us is an irrational, unjustifiable, and at times irrevocable reaction! But for those who are trigger-happy, their provocation is a 24/7/365 disposition!

I think you will agree that anger is the most if not one of the most influential emotions in the complement that we were born with! Anger is expressed in many ways and unfortunately, it is the primary reason why people become isolated, feared, mistrusted, overlooked, ridiculed, incarcerated, and are rotting on death row! With that said, I want everyone to know that there is a difference between being provoked to anger and being a rageful or vindictive person! Unequivocally, you can have a bad day and say or do something in the heat of passion, but that does not mean that you are what you did! In fact, those who know you will confirm that what you said or how you acted on that day was out of character! But we all need to be reminded that there are people in this world and in our lives who are driven by uncontrollable anger or are full of rage, who cannot do or say anything that is not vindictive, and who cannot be anything other than ignorant!

The first part of Ephesians 4:26 says, “Be ye angry, and sin not!” The name of this blog is, “Get Mad, But Don’t Get Ignorant.” This is my transliteration of that part of the scripture from King James English into our language to try to create a popular expression! However, what I want you to know is that the intent of both this scripture and this blog is to introduce the concept and to teach the principles of the proper use of Anger! We need to understand and then implement these principles to be effective in recovering and retrieving the things that have been stolen and that have been lost so that we have a proper legacy to leave for the next generation!

Now I am writing this blog for the masses! This is to say, that in writing this blog my intention is to try to reach everyone but in particular, what is most important to me, is that I am writing this blog for my brothers! For men far and wide whose instinct is to fight! Ok, I hear you! But I am not trying to imply or deny that women can fight! My wife and I are the parents of three daughters, and I know that all four of them can and will fight if necessary! Additionally, I grew up with and around some women who fought like men, and I was thankful that some of them were my own sisters and others were good friends! However, it is a well-documented truth and a historical fact that whether their reputation was famous or infamous, men were born to fight! So let me reiterate, I am writing this blog for the masses, both men and women, but again what is most important to me is that I am writing this blog for my brothers! I apologize if I offended anyone with that statement however, there is a time and a purpose to everything under the heavens!

What better time is there to redirect or to help men gain a proper understanding of the use of anger than right now! Why? It’s because if you don’t know or won’t acknowledge the purpose of a thing, you will inevitably abuse it! Consequently, because of the lack of understanding and the willful disregard for the purpose of a thing, men have abused everything in the name of Manhood! That is not the way it is supposed to be, and this mentality must change! Why? Because the proper use of anger is the cure for what ails this world and without it, the misappropriation of violence will continue!

“The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, but the violent take it by force!” Matthew 11:12 KJV. The NASB transliterates the last declaration of that verse to say: “AND VIOLENT MEN TAKE IT BY FORCE!” So now is the time to make this principle clear to the masses and particularly to my brothers so that we, both men and women, can take back what has been stolen and retrieve what has been lost together before it is all said and done! Secondly, it is out of necessity that those principles need to be on display to introduce to some and to remind others that as a man the misappropriation of violence is not and should not be what defines masculinity however, it is only when men understand the proper use of anger that violence is appropriate in circumstance, in measure, and is exponentially more effective than the actions of the ignorant!