Good morning to everyone. Grace and Peace be with you.
Today I want to talk about something that I have left on the back burner for a while … Positivity. Haha
Don’t turn away just yet, because I believe we all fall into this particular area from time to time. Hang on for just a little bit longer; I promise it will be worth it.
When I get frustrated, I mean severely frustrated to the edge of angry about something, I cannot let it go. I hover over that situation like a freshly baked pan of snickerdoodles. It’s mine, and I am not giving it up. I talk about it repeatedly. I obsess over what I consider the stupidity of it. I analyze and point out everything I can physically see AND how it is wrong. I show my high IQ (haha) on how to correct it and do it right. I can break down just about anything and fix it … my way. Yep …MY WAY.
My husband got to the point when I was still working that he would start a stopwatch, and at 15 minutes he would tell me to shut up … in the most loving way. He would not allow me to obsess with work in our home. If I wanted to ‘discuss’ it, or ask an opinion on a particular hypothetical … then I could, but to continuously rant over work … he said no. He would also stop the hypotheticals if they just became another version of the rant.
See, I am not immune to the ways of Satan. Fortunately, God placed in my life a man who knew exactly how to talk to me, how to treat me, and most of all … how to stop me from self-destruction. Before he put his foot down about the ranting, our home was just an extension of work. He told me once that he did not work for my company and was done listening about it. It was like at 8 or 9 at night and I had gotten off work around 5. (for context)
When something or someone we are passionate about does something that we disagree with, it is very easy to jump on the angry train and teach them a lesson on what should happen. We can point out all the mistakes. We can show all the flaws. We can display all the alternate choices chosen to discard. We can see and point out everything that should have been positive and turn it into a negative in their eyes. While we are over here shaking our heads about a stupid policy or choice, they are watching how we react, judge, and condemn. Even when that is not our intention.
Guilty as charged on more situations than I will ever be able to count.
Today, let us all take a moment to think first of what we are about to show, pray about the best way to give our advice, listen to the Spirit’s voice, and if we cannot walk in peace … then we need to be quiet until we get past the flipping tables energy. Love for someone or love for a job to succeed can cause us to go overboard, all in the name of love. We care so much that we cannot see that we are not displaying love … but judgement. The enemy will push us to keep going, and it feels right … but our target audience sees the complete opposite.
It is a tightrope sometimes, but it can be walked. Before speaking, ask yourself … is this going to be a solution or is this going to fuel the fire? Remember, we are the only Bible that most of the world sees. How we handle frustrations is a big element to showing them the need for God’s peace. The great news is that it is possible. My flare-ups of frustration are fewer and fewer. My ability to see both sides of the road is clearer. My desire to sincerely fix a problem with God’s Word is stronger than ever. If I can change … truly … anyone can.
Be blessed.
**The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. – James 3:6
**but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father and with, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. –James 3:8-10
Today I want to talk about something that I have left on the back burner for a while … Positivity. Haha
Don’t turn away just yet, because I believe we all fall into this particular area from time to time. Hang on for just a little bit longer; I promise it will be worth it.
When I get frustrated, I mean severely frustrated to the edge of angry about something, I cannot let it go. I hover over that situation like a freshly baked pan of snickerdoodles. It’s mine, and I am not giving it up. I talk about it repeatedly. I obsess over what I consider the stupidity of it. I analyze and point out everything I can physically see AND how it is wrong. I show my high IQ (haha) on how to correct it and do it right. I can break down just about anything and fix it … my way. Yep …MY WAY.
My husband got to the point when I was still working that he would start a stopwatch, and at 15 minutes he would tell me to shut up … in the most loving way. He would not allow me to obsess with work in our home. If I wanted to ‘discuss’ it, or ask an opinion on a particular hypothetical … then I could, but to continuously rant over work … he said no. He would also stop the hypotheticals if they just became another version of the rant.
See, I am not immune to the ways of Satan. Fortunately, God placed in my life a man who knew exactly how to talk to me, how to treat me, and most of all … how to stop me from self-destruction. Before he put his foot down about the ranting, our home was just an extension of work. He told me once that he did not work for my company and was done listening about it. It was like at 8 or 9 at night and I had gotten off work around 5. (for context)
When something or someone we are passionate about does something that we disagree with, it is very easy to jump on the angry train and teach them a lesson on what should happen. We can point out all the mistakes. We can show all the flaws. We can display all the alternate choices chosen to discard. We can see and point out everything that should have been positive and turn it into a negative in their eyes. While we are over here shaking our heads about a stupid policy or choice, they are watching how we react, judge, and condemn. Even when that is not our intention.
Guilty as charged on more situations than I will ever be able to count.
Today, let us all take a moment to think first of what we are about to show, pray about the best way to give our advice, listen to the Spirit’s voice, and if we cannot walk in peace … then we need to be quiet until we get past the flipping tables energy. Love for someone or love for a job to succeed can cause us to go overboard, all in the name of love. We care so much that we cannot see that we are not displaying love … but judgement. The enemy will push us to keep going, and it feels right … but our target audience sees the complete opposite.
It is a tightrope sometimes, but it can be walked. Before speaking, ask yourself … is this going to be a solution or is this going to fuel the fire? Remember, we are the only Bible that most of the world sees. How we handle frustrations is a big element to showing them the need for God’s peace. The great news is that it is possible. My flare-ups of frustration are fewer and fewer. My ability to see both sides of the road is clearer. My desire to sincerely fix a problem with God’s Word is stronger than ever. If I can change … truly … anyone can.
Be blessed.
**The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. – James 3:6
**but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father and with, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. –James 3:8-10
Good morning to everyone. Grace and Peace be with you.
Today I want to talk about something that I have left on the back burner for a while … Positivity. Haha
Don’t turn away just yet, because I believe we all fall into this particular area from time to time. Hang on for just a little bit longer; I promise it will be worth it.
When I get frustrated, I mean severely frustrated to the edge of angry about something, I cannot let it go. I hover over that situation like a freshly baked pan of snickerdoodles. It’s mine, and I am not giving it up. I talk about it repeatedly. I obsess over what I consider the stupidity of it. I analyze and point out everything I can physically see AND how it is wrong. I show my high IQ (haha) on how to correct it and do it right. I can break down just about anything and fix it … my way. Yep …MY WAY.
My husband got to the point when I was still working that he would start a stopwatch, and at 15 minutes he would tell me to shut up … in the most loving way. He would not allow me to obsess with work in our home. If I wanted to ‘discuss’ it, or ask an opinion on a particular hypothetical … then I could, but to continuously rant over work … he said no. He would also stop the hypotheticals if they just became another version of the rant.
See, I am not immune to the ways of Satan. Fortunately, God placed in my life a man who knew exactly how to talk to me, how to treat me, and most of all … how to stop me from self-destruction. Before he put his foot down about the ranting, our home was just an extension of work. He told me once that he did not work for my company and was done listening about it. It was like at 8 or 9 at night and I had gotten off work around 5. (for context)
When something or someone we are passionate about does something that we disagree with, it is very easy to jump on the angry train and teach them a lesson on what should happen. We can point out all the mistakes. We can show all the flaws. We can display all the alternate choices chosen to discard. We can see and point out everything that should have been positive and turn it into a negative in their eyes. While we are over here shaking our heads about a stupid policy or choice, they are watching how we react, judge, and condemn. Even when that is not our intention.
Guilty as charged on more situations than I will ever be able to count.
Today, let us all take a moment to think first of what we are about to show, pray about the best way to give our advice, listen to the Spirit’s voice, and if we cannot walk in peace … then we need to be quiet until we get past the flipping tables energy. Love for someone or love for a job to succeed can cause us to go overboard, all in the name of love. We care so much that we cannot see that we are not displaying love … but judgement. The enemy will push us to keep going, and it feels right … but our target audience sees the complete opposite.
It is a tightrope sometimes, but it can be walked. Before speaking, ask yourself … is this going to be a solution or is this going to fuel the fire? Remember, we are the only Bible that most of the world sees. How we handle frustrations is a big element to showing them the need for God’s peace. The great news is that it is possible. My flare-ups of frustration are fewer and fewer. My ability to see both sides of the road is clearer. My desire to sincerely fix a problem with God’s Word is stronger than ever. If I can change … truly … anyone can.
Be blessed.
**The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. – James 3:6
**but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father and with, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. –James 3:8-10
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