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My temper
I can sure tell when other people are losing their tempers. I hear the pitch of their voices rise. I note the sharpness of tone. I see the flashes in their eyes, the scrunch of their brows, the hard line of their mouths. They have stopped listening because they have so many important things to say. I can tell that their emotions are clouding their logic. So why can’t I see those same things when I’m doing them?
In the midst of an argument, why do I feel so righteous? so defensive? so bitter? Has God done nothing for me? Have I not been spoiled rotten with blessings I don’t deserve? Has he not called me to be a peacemaker, not a warmonger? When you see me going off like this, call a time-out and whisper this Scripture passage in my ear: “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger” (Proverbs 15:1).
I function best as God’s ambassador in a fallen world not so much when I show everybody that I’m right but when I help to de-escalate a conflict and reconcile two enemies into being friends again. Here’s what I’m going to work on this week: keep my voice soft, ask a lot of questions before pontificating, assume kind and good motives in others rather than assuming the worst, listen two or three times before speaking, and double-check my agenda to make sure it’s God’s.
Say it with me: “Gentle.”
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Do you have things you don't like about yourself—maybe you're a procrastinator, get angry easily, or tend to be critical of others? These devotions give you encouragement from God's Word to help you when you feel yourself slipping into some of your not-so-great habits.
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