Are you always swift to speak and then regret it?Today's Scripture:
Always be willing to listen and slow to speak. Do not become angry easily, because anger will not help you live the right kind of life God wants.
James 1:19-20
Every woman has felt anger - sometimes deep anger - over bad treatment, disobedient children, an insensitive husband. What might dispel the anger you feel? What truth can you turn to that will eliminate the bitterness in your soul?
James gave you this most important verse about anger. He offered three pertinent guidelines to anyone who feels the sting of inner anger. First, be willing to listen. Listening gives the person you're angry with a chance to make a defense, or at least explain his or her actions. But if you jump all over him or her before you've given them a hearing, how will you know if your anger is justified? Listen. Perhaps a solution will be apparent, or perhaps you will find that a miscommunication has occurred.
If you are willing to listen to the other person, he or she will be more likely to listen to your perspective.
Second, be "slow to speak." James meant for you to think, to meditate, to look at a situation from all angles. Don't jump to conclusion and berate your opponent. Consider the situation in depth before you respond. Third, remain "slow to anger." Okay, you've listened, thought it all through, but you're still angry. What is the answer? Calm yourself. Dampen the anger. Don't speak harshly. Seek self control with the help of God's Spirit.
Selah people' and Friends if you follow James's practical steps when you feel angry, you will never say things you regret or cause more pain because of your reaction.
"Join me today in using the good spirit God has placed in us and the two ears he gave us to listen twice as much as we speak."
Your pastor,
Rev Patrick Muston ~ Via Mobile ~ Mount Olive, NC
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