{"id":7248,"date":"2020-07-15T21:14:46","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T21:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communitychurchministry.com\/?p=7248"},"modified":"2020-07-15T21:14:50","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T21:14:50","slug":"flying-off-the-handle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communitychurchministry.com\/?p=7248","title":{"rendered":"Flying Off The Handle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James 1:19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you ever wonder where the expression &#8220;flying off the handle&#8221; came from?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is first found in Thomas C. Haliburton&#8217;s&nbsp;<em>The Attach\u00e9; or, Sam Slick in England<\/em>, 1843<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;He flies right off the handle for nothing.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writing.org explains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;&#8230; the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/grammar-dictionary\/allusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">allusion<\/a>&nbsp;is to that of an ax flying off its handle. Imagine if you were cutting a tree with an ax, and the metal part of the ax suddenly flew off the handle. It would happen very quickly and be very dangerous.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if I get my ax ready to chop down a tree, and I spend hours meticulously sharpening the ax, and I forget to make sure it&#8217;s firmly attached? Yes, you guessed it. It&#8217;s &#8220;an accident waiting to happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I raise the ax in the air, and summoning my strength I take a swing, but all that hits the tree is the wooden handle. The sharp metal part is zooming towards a window. I turn to react, but it&#8217;s too late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And so it is with our reactions&#8230; If I only work on knowledge in my life, and I&#8217;m not grounded, at peace with God and my lot in life, I won&#8217;t be ready to react right. It&#8217;s a matter of preparation. Deciding in advance a plan of action.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I resolve to listen first. Take a deep breath, think and pray. 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