“A man of great anger will bear the penalty, for if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again” (Proverbs 19:19 NASB).

Sometimes you have to stand back and watch a person you love commit mistakes and fail, then be there to help them learn and put their life back together. A person with a hot temper must learn to control their anger. If they won’t listen to reason, they may need to learn by facing the penalty for their actions. If you are constantly bailing someone out of trouble, you are enabling them to continue living recklessly and foolishly. By bailing them out, you may not only be enabling them, but putting them into a worse situation. This kind of behavior tends to escalate and it is better to face a smaller consequence sooner than a greater consequence later (e.g., offending someone verses getting tossed in jail for fighting).

by Jeremy Sprouse