2160) We are living in times when aggressive and unkind behavior happens more frequently than it did 50 years ago.  

It seems as though the number of people who are willing to “push the buttons” of others grows.  

When I think why people do this, I wonder if it’s because there is some sick satisfaction gained when you can control, at least to a certain extent, how others react.  

Ephesians 6:4 tells us fathers should not provoke their children to anger. The word for provoke means to push someone’s buttons.  

Though the context of this verse is looking specifically to a family relationship, its principle would do us well in other relationships.  

Making the choice to manipulate others by provoking them to anger does not produce a positive outcome therefore, doesn’t it make sense to stop doing it?