When you're angry...
I put a list of three things on my Facebook page I've learned over the years. I should have added a couple more, but then I wouldn't have a blog post for today, would I?
In life, not everything will go the way you hope. You hope for simple and sometimes what one person views as simple becomes much more complicated to another person. Me and the Mrs. are at that point. What I think is simple for her to do is complicated for her to do. What she thinks is simple for me to do is complicated for me to do. It's really as simple as that. Granted, the issues each of us faces are tough ones. Neither of us wants to be where we are; it is however where God put us today.
I was pretty angry last night and I actually prayed very loudly to God. OK, I yelled, but respectfully, at least I think it was respectfully, about this to (or maybe at) the Creator. It wasn't long though before I was on my face asking forgiveness. It's good to fear God.
In that anger, though, was a cry for His help. Today I have it. Last night, I was blessed with the ability to remain silent. In my anger, I didn't do anything foolish. This morning, I'm so happy I didn't because it's not going to turn out as badly as I thought.
Jesus talks to us in Scripture about how we're to handle things. He tells us to turn the other cheek. Scripture reminds us that in our anger, we should not sin. Notice it doesn't say we shouldn't get angry; just that we should be slow to anger and in our anger we shouldn't sin. It also says we shouldn't let the sun go down on our anger. Mine started well after the sun set for the day, but in the morning when I woke up after some sleep, which I needed as well, I realized that things weren't as bad as I thought they were the evening before. Jesus also says to repay evil with good.
I plan on doing just that.
The ability to remain silent was a gift from God. That still small voice wasn't so still or small when it said "don't do it!" and for once I had the good sense to listen. There were a lot of things I WANTED to say, but by God's grace I had the good sense to go to bed instead.
Life is full of conflict; sometimes we make it worse on purpose. Sometimes people want to make it worse because they refuse to look at your side of the story.
Both of us are guilty of that.
In life, not everything will go the way you hope. You hope for simple and sometimes what one person views as simple becomes much more complicated to another person. Me and the Mrs. are at that point. What I think is simple for her to do is complicated for her to do. What she thinks is simple for me to do is complicated for me to do. It's really as simple as that. Granted, the issues each of us faces are tough ones. Neither of us wants to be where we are; it is however where God put us today.
I was pretty angry last night and I actually prayed very loudly to God. OK, I yelled, but respectfully, at least I think it was respectfully, about this to (or maybe at) the Creator. It wasn't long though before I was on my face asking forgiveness. It's good to fear God.
In that anger, though, was a cry for His help. Today I have it. Last night, I was blessed with the ability to remain silent. In my anger, I didn't do anything foolish. This morning, I'm so happy I didn't because it's not going to turn out as badly as I thought.
Jesus talks to us in Scripture about how we're to handle things. He tells us to turn the other cheek. Scripture reminds us that in our anger, we should not sin. Notice it doesn't say we shouldn't get angry; just that we should be slow to anger and in our anger we shouldn't sin. It also says we shouldn't let the sun go down on our anger. Mine started well after the sun set for the day, but in the morning when I woke up after some sleep, which I needed as well, I realized that things weren't as bad as I thought they were the evening before. Jesus also says to repay evil with good.
I plan on doing just that.
The ability to remain silent was a gift from God. That still small voice wasn't so still or small when it said "don't do it!" and for once I had the good sense to listen. There were a lot of things I WANTED to say, but by God's grace I had the good sense to go to bed instead.
Life is full of conflict; sometimes we make it worse on purpose. Sometimes people want to make it worse because they refuse to look at your side of the story.
Both of us are guilty of that.
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