A soft answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger. A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger appeases contention. Proverbs 15 1+18

It is so easy to get pulled into conflict, even when our hearts desire is to be people of peace! What’s really inside our heart is going to be forced out through our mouths’ in times of conflict, stress or anxiety. At some point, we will all find ourselves in a difficult place where we must choose what to do with our angry tongues. Let’s look at what our Heavenly Father tells us about the consequences of an angry tongue.
At times we all experience anger, so we must learn to take it to the Lord, talk to Him about it, feel it, and let it go. If we get pulled into contention without working out the anger in our hearts, we will then put that anger on others or ourselves and stir up more negative consequences and strife. Jesus wants us to put our anger on Him not others or ourselves!
On the other hand, when we learn the wisdom of not being angry and opinionated, when we learn the value of a soft answer, then God will use us to be true peacemakers! We must make peace in our own hearts before we can be slow to anger and able to answer others with a gentle tongue. It is God’s desire to use our words and lives to bring His way of peace to a world that is filled with conflict.