Dr. Ben Carson
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started praying, I said, Lord, you've got to help me. I can't control my temper. I had read about behavioral modification in psychology today. But that's a very expensive proposition. We didn't have any money. And I said, Lord, you have to change me. There was a Bible, and I picked it up. And I turned to the book of Proverbs and started reading. And there were all these verses about anger.
started praying, I said, Lord, you've got to help me. I can't control my temper. I had read about behavioral modification in psychology today. But that's a very expensive proposition. We didn't have any money. And I said, Lord, you have to change me. There was a Bible, and I picked it up. And I turned to the book of Proverbs and started reading. And there were all these verses about anger.
started praying, I said, Lord, you've got to help me. I can't control my temper. I had read about behavioral modification in psychology today. But that's a very expensive proposition. We didn't have any money. And I said, Lord, you have to change me. There was a Bible, and I picked it up. And I turned to the book of Proverbs and started reading. And there were all these verses about anger.
Like Proverbs 19, 19, it says, there's no point getting an angry man out of trouble because he's just going to get right back into it. But there were encouraging verses like Proverbs 16, 32, mightier is the man who can control his temper than the man who can conquer a city. And there were also all these verses about fools, and they all seemed to fit the description of me.
Like Proverbs 19, 19, it says, there's no point getting an angry man out of trouble because he's just going to get right back into it. But there were encouraging verses like Proverbs 16, 32, mightier is the man who can control his temper than the man who can conquer a city. And there were also all these verses about fools, and they all seemed to fit the description of me.
Like Proverbs 19, 19, it says, there's no point getting an angry man out of trouble because he's just going to get right back into it. But there were encouraging verses like Proverbs 16, 32, mightier is the man who can control his temper than the man who can conquer a city. And there were also all these verses about fools, and they all seemed to fit the description of me.
And I stayed in that bathroom for three hours, praying and reading and contemplating. And during that time, it came to me that the reason that I was angry all the time is because I was selfish. Because it was always about me, me, my, and I. Somebody did this to me. They're in my space. I want this.
And I stayed in that bathroom for three hours, praying and reading and contemplating. And during that time, it came to me that the reason that I was angry all the time is because I was selfish. Because it was always about me, me, my, and I. Somebody did this to me. They're in my space. I want this.
And I stayed in that bathroom for three hours, praying and reading and contemplating. And during that time, it came to me that the reason that I was angry all the time is because I was selfish. Because it was always about me, me, my, and I. Somebody did this to me. They're in my space. I want this.
And I said, if you learn how to take yourself out of the center of the equation and insert someone else, it will solve your problem. And it did. That was the last day I had an angry heartburst. Never had one since that.
And I said, if you learn how to take yourself out of the center of the equation and insert someone else, it will solve your problem. And it did. That was the last day I had an angry heartburst. Never had one since that.
And I said, if you learn how to take yourself out of the center of the equation and insert someone else, it will solve your problem. And it did. That was the last day I had an angry heartburst. Never had one since that.
But it was because I realized that it was all about me. And to change that would make a huge difference in my life. So that was when I really found God that day. And I adopted him not only as my heavenly father, but as my earthly father, as the person to go to for everything. And it made a big difference in my life. I did have perhaps some unrealistic expectations.
But it was because I realized that it was all about me. And to change that would make a huge difference in my life. So that was when I really found God that day. And I adopted him not only as my heavenly father, but as my earthly father, as the person to go to for everything. And it made a big difference in my life. I did have perhaps some unrealistic expectations.
But it was because I realized that it was all about me. And to change that would make a huge difference in my life. So that was when I really found God that day. And I adopted him not only as my heavenly father, but as my earthly father, as the person to go to for everything. And it made a big difference in my life. I did have perhaps some unrealistic expectations.
Because one of the verses in the book of Proverbs, in the 10th chapter, it says, the expectations of the righteous shall come to be. So when it came time to me to apply to college, I only had enough money to apply to one college. But I wanted to go to Yale, so I applied to Yale as the only college.
Because one of the verses in the book of Proverbs, in the 10th chapter, it says, the expectations of the righteous shall come to be. So when it came time to me to apply to college, I only had enough money to apply to one college. But I wanted to go to Yale, so I applied to Yale as the only college.
Because one of the verses in the book of Proverbs, in the 10th chapter, it says, the expectations of the righteous shall come to be. So when it came time to me to apply to college, I only had enough money to apply to one college. But I wanted to go to Yale, so I applied to Yale as the only college.
And I said, I'll get in because it says the expectation of the righteous, and I'm pretty righteous, so I said I should get in. And I did. Wow. So that's how I wound up there, but... Like I said, I was kind of overwhelmed with all the stuff going on there.
And I said, I'll get in because it says the expectation of the righteous, and I'm pretty righteous, so I said I should get in. And I did. Wow. So that's how I wound up there, but... Like I said, I was kind of overwhelmed with all the stuff going on there.