God is working on something with me. First the Martha Peace article, and now this. Why is it that I get so angry? I feel perfectly fine, and then one of the kids will do or say something that just sets me off! Usually they are being disobedient, but regardless of that, I really struggle with keeping my tongue in check. That brings to mind a Judy Rogers song:
“Oh the tongue, it can cut like a knife,
oh the tongue can ruin an innocent life.
Stop! Think about,
think about the way that you say,
the things that you say,
oh the tongue can encourage a friend,
or the tongue can cause a friendship to end,
what will you say today,
what will you say today,
with your tongue?”
What an illustration…cutting like a knife.
How can I expect my children to speak kindly to their brothers and sister when I don't demonstrate a good example?
Job 6:24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
Oh Lord, please teach me to hold my tongue.
Job 27:4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
Help me to not speak wickedness. Help me to speak love and kindness.
Psalm 34:13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Help me to keep my tongue from evil. Forgive me for the evil I have caused with my tongue.
Psalm 39:1 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
Help me to bridle my mouth, and turn my head away from wickedness.
Psalm 119:172 My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
Let my tongue speak of THY word and THY righteousness!
Proverbs 15:4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Let me be a tree of life to my family, not death and rottenness to their bones. Give me a mouth filled with mercy, grace, and truth, and may the law of kindness be ever on my lips. Help me to eat the fruit of life, and not abuse the power of my tongue.
In Jesus Holy name, Amen
You really have me stumped. I thought I knew most places in Alaska or a least had some idea where they are . I have never heard of Sunshine. I did a google search. Is it near Talkeetna. I am really curious now. We left part of our heart in Alaska and plan to return when we get out of the Air Force. Which may be sooner than we planned. My husband has his medical board this summer. It is in God’s hands and either we can stay in AF or go home. It doesn’t sound to bad either way.
Jenn
Yes, we are near Talkeetna. Sunshine is the area along the Parks Highway that intersects with the Talkeena Spur Road, so Talkeenta is 14 miles away. I don’t like the reputation that Talkeetna has, and since we really are in Sunshine Township, (although I don’t think it is an official “town” yet) I opt to say I am from Sunshine. Besides, it sounds so nice!
Thanks for solving the puzzle. Sunshine is a nice name. Salsa isn’t a offical name either is it?
I cannot take credit for the pictures. We took coop classes and there was a parent team who took school pictues. My husband is the photography buff is the family.
I would love to hear what your crock pot research turns up. I needed one ASAP. I had a pot roast that need to cooked. I bought the same kind and now I have have two inserts.
Grace,
I just popped over to your site because I loved what you had to say over at Choosing Home about the Bible and Catechism. Clearly providential, as I tearfully read what you have to say to me about anger and the tongue and our children…. Thank you!
Dawn
Wonderful post… thanks for sharing.
In Him,
Amy
and I look over at your sidebar and there’s the profile of a June birth month, about you being peaceful. It was one of those moments that you want to take a picture of. Have you read Joyce Meyer’s Managing Your Emotions, or Taming Your Tongue (I can’t remember the author right now)?
I’ll pray for you and maybe a refocus is in order, go check out Mamma1420, she’s doing an encouragement bible study for 30 days. I think it would help.
Hi Grace,
I love Martha Peace’s books, they are so full of scripture and the process of putting on and putting off. That whole concept has helped me so much. Memorizing the scriptures of what I need to put on has been key. A few years ago I had a card above my sink with James 1:19-21
19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
My anger wasn’t loud and flamboyant but rather “under my breath”. Especially memorizing v20 and saying it whenever I caught myself being angry, really helped deal with my sin.
Blessings to you sister!
Ahhh this was just what I needed today. Yesterday I was so mad I could feel the blood in my head throb! I just don’t get it. I am forever telling my kids that noone MAKES you mad you let yourself be/get mad. “It’s nobodys fault but yours, now ask God to help you find some control.” I even got the perfect fw from a friend titled “a childs last day on earth” with a picture of a toddler and a preschooler white with paint from the chest down, hard wood floor: white, flat screen tv: white, leather couch: white, paint can in middle of floor: OPEN & EMPTY! LOL I fw it with the words: “this is ONLY funny because these are NOT MY children” and yet I still struggled moments later. And the frustrations we had that day were far less than white paint everywhere. Thanks for sharing…
Practicing His Presence,
Melissa
thanks for hitting my site too!