You know that feeling you get, when you hear someone say something unkind about someone you love and you literally feel like you could explode with anger?
It's not wrong to have that feeling. You are human, and you simply want to defend the people you care about. The sinning happens when you act on that feeling.
James 1:19-20 "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God."
Ephesians 4:26 "Be ye angry and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath."
That rush of anger you feel at first will not help any situation you are in. It's something called "selfish anger", because when you respond with that anger it's simply to get the satisfaction of knowing you "told that person off". You aren't really thinking about others and how it could make matters worse.
When that feeling comes, count to 10. Pray. Then handle it in such a way that your light will still shine bright.
With Love,
Maggie Ann.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Speaking Your Mind.
People these days, mainly teenagers, tend to think that the quality of "speaking your mind" is something good. Basically it's not caring about what you say, how you say it, or how it could affect and/or hurt someone.
Colossians 3:17A says, "And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus..."
Therefore, if you are a Christian, everything you say or do needs to be done "in the name of the Lord Jesus...". We are here on this earth as a representation of Christ, to be a light and shine to others so that they may see Him through us.
Saying things without caring if it could hurt someone, or offend them is rude, and disrespectful to be quite frank. If you are a Christian, first impressions are everything. If I'm out in public somewhere, meeting someone for the first time, and the first thing I hear them say is something rude, or cutting down towards another person, I can tell you that the first thing that pops into my mind will certainly not be "Oh, they must be a Christian!". Get the picture?
Think before you speak. Pray before you speak. Honor God in everything you say and do.
With Love,
Maggie Ann
Colossians 3:17A says, "And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus..."
Therefore, if you are a Christian, everything you say or do needs to be done "in the name of the Lord Jesus...". We are here on this earth as a representation of Christ, to be a light and shine to others so that they may see Him through us.
Saying things without caring if it could hurt someone, or offend them is rude, and disrespectful to be quite frank. If you are a Christian, first impressions are everything. If I'm out in public somewhere, meeting someone for the first time, and the first thing I hear them say is something rude, or cutting down towards another person, I can tell you that the first thing that pops into my mind will certainly not be "Oh, they must be a Christian!". Get the picture?
Think before you speak. Pray before you speak. Honor God in everything you say and do.
With Love,
Maggie Ann
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