This proverb says, “For as the churning milk produces butter, and ringing the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.” Every person gets angry over something. The issue becomes what do we do with our anger? Do we control our anger or does it control us? If we don’t control our anger it will grow and the result will be strife.
What is strife? Strife is conflict. Strife is not a healing situation. Rather, it is a damaging situation. Peace can never exist with strife. Good results cannot happen when strife exists.
I know a person who is estranged from his wife because of a bitter disagreement. He professes to want to restore the relationship. However, his anger prevents this from occurring. He harbors his anger towards his wife, and it controls him. Therefore, the bitter conflict between them is sustained.
Strife is not conducive to restore a broken relationship. Rather, it becomes a barrier to healing. In my friend’s case his professed desire to restore the marriage cannot occur as long as his anger prevails.
A person cannot sustain their anger if they desire peace and harmony. Rather, they must set their anger aside and seek for peace. Then healing can occur. Then the broken relationship can be healed.
