829) Each of us has a “comfort zone,” and if we reflect honestly on our interactions with others, we often try to get the other person to relate to us in our comfort zone. If we would rather hide ourselves, we might try to keep all conversation with others superficial.

Proverbs 29:22 describes another comfort zone for some, and that’s being angry. Some people don’t know how to relate to others except in an angry mode. It is their comfort zone, and this verse reveals that anger usually stirs up conflict. Though being angry might be a comfort zone, it does little to comfort.