Purpose
The Red Road is a path of covenant living; walking in balance, responsibility, and obedience to the Creator. Each step strengthens the circle for those who will follow.
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What Is a Warrior?
Let us begin by asking the question: What is a warrior? What or who do you see as a warrior?
In traditional culture, a warrior was not someone who desired war. They would do everything possible to avoid it because war involves death and allows darkness to take control. Wherever there is war, there is trauma.
In ancient times, after a battle, the warriors would stop for purification. They understood that darkness could remain attached to them, and if they continued directly into their community, that darkness could spread throughout the entire township.
One of the tools that darkness uses is anger. Many people sit in prisons today simply because they could not control the anger within them.
Ephesians 4:26–27 tells us:
“Be angry, but don’t sin — don’t let the sun go down before you have dealt with the cause of your anger; otherwise you leave room for the Adversary.”
The sin often comes through the escalation of anger. This escalation gives the adversary authority in your life. A warrior understands the importance of self-control and does not lash out in anger.
Proverbs 14:29 teaches this lesson:
“Being slow to anger goes with great understanding; being quick-tempered makes folly still worse.”
The Pain Beneath the Anger
When we examine human behavior, we often find that beneath anger lies pain that was never healed. Historical trauma, abuse, betrayal, and injustice can harden the heart over time.
Some speak of righteous anger and destructive rage. Righteous anger is the ability to recognize and respond to injustice without losing self-control. Destructive rage occurs when anger takes control and begins to govern our actions.
Torah repeatedly warns that uncontrolled anger destroys both individuals and communities.
When difficult events happen in our lives, and we lack the tools to process them, lasting trauma can develop. Sometimes that trauma becomes generational as people carry wounds from events they themselves never experienced.
Learning our history is important. However, if we allow historical trauma to become bitterness and anger, that seed can grow until it consumes our entire life.
Dealing with the Darkness
The warriors of old understood that they had to confront darkness directly.
Today, we see many soldiers returning home carrying the burden of PTSD. Many have been conditioned to endure combat through chemical means and prolonged stress. Regardless of the cause, the healing process often requires addressing both the wounds of the mind and the wounds of the spirit.
Many forms of therapy encourage people to talk through their experiences. While this can help bring issues into the light, talking alone does not always resolve the root cause.
One ancient teaching involved walking in the forest. As a person walks, they are surrounded by creation. The movement, reflection, and connection with creation provide an opportunity to release burdens that have been carried for years.
During this process, we may choose to forgive those who wronged us and forgive ourselves for moments when we lost control. This does not remove accountability or consequences for our actions. Rather, it allows us to acknowledge our responsibility and begin moving toward healing.
The Importance of Self-Control
The key is self-control.
From the very beginning, humanity was given instructions. In the garden, the issue was not merely the fruit itself but the lack of self-control that led to disobedience. The result was separation between man and Yahweh.
The consequences affected Adam directly, but the seed of disobedience continued to grow and influence future generations.
Like trauma, we do not have to embrace what has been passed down. We can reject it, just as Yahushua did.
Self-control remains one of the most powerful tools available to us.
Emotional Discipline in a Culture of Anger
Emotional discipline is essential.
Today it seems that many people are angry about everything. Social media amplifies outrage, division, and conflict.
We often hear people use terms like “Karen” to describe entitled or unreasonable behavior originating from a comedy routine. The question is not whether the label is accurate but what produces that attitude in the first place. Where does the sense of superiority or entitlement originate?
More importantly, we should ask ourselves a different question:
Do we possess emotional discipline, or do we allow darkness to rule our reactions?
True strength is not found in overpowering others. It is found in mastering ourselves.
Spiritual Warfare Begins at the Seed
Many people either overlook their responsibility or place all blame on the adversary. Regardless of how we explain it, this is spiritual warfare.
James 1:19–20 tells us:
“Therefore, my dear brothers, let every person be quick to listen but slow to speak, slow to get angry; for a person’s anger does not accomplish Yahweh’s righteousness.”
The goal is to live a righteous life through a righteous lifestyle.
Spiritual warfare is often easiest when we never allow the seed to be planted. It can also be manageable when we recognize the seed early and remove it immediately.
If we allow the seed to take root, the battle becomes more difficult. We may remove the visible plant, but broken roots remain beneath the surface and eventually produce new growth.
At that point, we must deal with the root itself.
To do this, we must return to the moment when the door was opened. We must honestly examine where self-control was abandoned and where the seed was first allowed to enter.
When we identify that moment, we repent. We turn away from the action that opened the door. We rebuke the darkness and close the door.
Only then can lasting healing begin.
Final Thoughts
Do you have things in your life that still need to be dealt with?
Have you allowed anger, bitterness, or unresolved trauma to take root?
The question I leave you with this week is this:
Have you dealt with the anger in your life, and are you ready to once again walk the old paths?
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Next Week’s Teaching
Walking the Old Paths in a Synthetic World
The modern world promises convenience but often produces emptiness. People are becoming disconnected from the land, community, purpose, and Creator. Native traditions taught respect for creation, stewardship, and living with awareness. Next week we will explore what it means to walk the old paths in an increasingly artificial world.
Until next time,
Shalom
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