You may be the occasion, but you are never the cause.

"You make me so mad!" "Look what you made me do!" These are familiar words. But are they true? Not even close!

Paul Tripp states, "Your words and behavior are more formed by what is inside of you than what is outside of you. Other people may offer the occasion for our sin, but they are never the cause."

What a powerful insight into our day to day interactions. I can never control what a person says or  does. I can, through the power of the Holy Spirit, control my response.