"In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. - Ephesians 4:26-7

Oh boy, I almost lost it today!!! I seriously cannot remember the last time I felt so ANGRY. Well today made up for the lost time. I was shaking, sweating, hyperventilating. It was horrific. No it wasn't at my children, thank God. Though they are capable of wearing out my emotions sometimes this anger was a type of demon. Someone insulted me, and kind of insulted my daughters. I was very very hurt and today was the blow that tipped my scale into a ferocious state. Everything in me wanted to insult, wanted to shame, and wanted offend this person. And I could have easily done so, but God! My flesh was even reasoning that in fact it would have been okay to "stoop" because everything I was itching to convey to this person was all the truth anyway. The truth shall set you free right? Wrong! Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. - John 8:32 This scripture is referring to Gods word. Gods word is the truth: Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. - 1 Peter 3:9. And a blessing I did inherit, and that blessing was peace!


A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult - Proverbs 12:16. I am a work in progress. I am still a fool, but God in me, humbled my flesh and brought about my victory that I may not dishonor Him. It took a lot, I mean a lot of deep breathing and calling on the name of Jesus like a million times (okay not a million, it was more like one hundred thousand) to calm down. The Prince of Peace was my Helper today; He was my Wise Counselor. I confronted the person through a phone call, which was difficult for me because I dislike confrontation. But God called me to that action, and not by my might, but by the might of the faithful Jesus Christ was I able to maturely, and effectively speak to this person.


Now mind you, this was all in front of my children. And I must admit, while in the midst of my rage, I came very close to misdirecting my anger at my innocent six year old who just happened to speak at the wrong time. But God! I almost made a dent that I'm sure would have been a childhood memory for my daughter, but God! In my eagerness to raise my children to know the Lord, I HAD to exercise composure. If not handled anger comes to kill, to destroy, to rob innocence. Anger was not going to have my precious children, leaving them confused and hurt. An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered one commits many sins. - Proverbs 29:22


Do not say, "I'll pay you back for this wrong!" Wait for the Lord, and He will deliver you. - Proverbs 20:22. All I can say is thank you Jesus for Your faithfulness. In my willingness to submit to You, You delivered me. I did nothing on my own! During the conversation I remained calm and even gained compassion for the person!!  Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. - Ephesians 4:32 It's quite funny how the pride in me wanted to belittle this person by pointing out all of their flaws, but with Gods humble Spirit upon me, I just voiced my feelings and I more effectively got my point across. I even got an apology!! A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. - Proverbs 15:1 And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. - 2 Timothy 2:24  Because we are human we will undoubtely fall short of the glory of God, so when we sin, let us confess, repent, and move on. For indeed our God is Just to forgive us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. - 1John 1:9 Honestly, I felt great afterwards. Because I remained calm, I was actually a blessing to this person. I even prayed for my assaulter, and best of all, I did not give the devil a foothold. Praise be to Jesus who is our deliverer. Call on Him, trust in Him, lean on Him. He is Life!! He gives peace!! Thank You my Lord....


Be Blessed...................
Do Not Give The Devil A Foothold............