Implode!

I know a sin trigger when I see it! That seems like such an insignificant thing, but it means more to me. By identifying it in myself, I might have a chance at resisting.

Anger.

But wait, isn't that one fairly obvious? After all, we are told "in your anger, do not sin" (Psalm 4:4 and Ephesians 4:26). Fairly obvious, but the inner workings of this are different now. I used to sin out of an immediate reaction resulting from anger.

Now I sin when it builds up inside of me, when I keep it contained, and when I am repeatedly provoked before I get a chance to blow off all the steam. It amounts to saying "please hold on the line until you get the O.M.C.!" All you have to do is continually push until something snaps back at you.

So this isn't just a single trigger, it's a double. There's one that is immediate, and there is another that is prolonged. Knowing that fact may help me, when people carelessly tread into areas that they do not realize are emotionally charged. Stay tuned for the emotional minefield, that's a can of worms for another post to tackle.