........having just yelled, oh yes yelled, at my girls for the third time this morning before 8:00am, I sit at my computer reading my email to start my day. I see many sales I ignore, I read a few facebook entries, I get notice my library card will soon expire and I get a list of people who will bring me dinner for the next couple weeks after my surgery (another post yet to come).
Then, I read my daily good reading about being an inspiration to someone...first pang of guilt....
"Help someone grow towards their greatest potential. " is how it read......great, I have been screaming most of the morning.
But next I get this from Max Lucado, and now my stomach hurts.....ok, I will stop yelling now and give my girls a big hug before they go to school!
May 27
A Load Too Heavy
Do not be bitter or angry or mad. Never shout angrily or say things to hurt others.Ephesians 4:31 (NCV)
Oh, the gradual grasp of hatred. Its damage begins like the crack in my windshield. Thanks to a speeding truck on a gravel road, my window was chipped. With time the nick became a crack, and the crack became a winding tributary.... I couldn't drive my car without thinking of the jerk who drove too fast. Though I've never seen him, I could describe him. He is some deadbeat bum who cheats on his wife, drives with a six-pack on the seat, and keeps the television so loud the neighbors can't sleep. . . .
Ever heard the expression "blind rage"?
Let me be very clear. Hatred will sour your outlook and break your back. The load of bitterness is simply too heavy. Your knees will buckle under the strain, and your heart will break beneath the weight. The mountain before you is steep enough without the heaviness of hatred on your back. The wisest choice--the only choice--is for you to drop the anger. You will never be called upon to give anyone more grace than God has already given you.
From: In the Grip of Grace
Copyright (Word Publishing, 1996) Max Lucado
A Load Too Heavy
Do not be bitter or angry or mad. Never shout angrily or say things to hurt others.Ephesians 4:31 (NCV)
Oh, the gradual grasp of hatred. Its damage begins like the crack in my windshield. Thanks to a speeding truck on a gravel road, my window was chipped. With time the nick became a crack, and the crack became a winding tributary.... I couldn't drive my car without thinking of the jerk who drove too fast. Though I've never seen him, I could describe him. He is some deadbeat bum who cheats on his wife, drives with a six-pack on the seat, and keeps the television so loud the neighbors can't sleep. . . .
Ever heard the expression "blind rage"?
Let me be very clear. Hatred will sour your outlook and break your back. The load of bitterness is simply too heavy. Your knees will buckle under the strain, and your heart will break beneath the weight. The mountain before you is steep enough without the heaviness of hatred on your back. The wisest choice--the only choice--is for you to drop the anger. You will never be called upon to give anyone more grace than God has already given you.
From: In the Grip of Grace
Copyright (Word Publishing, 1996) Max Lucado
4 comments:
We've all been there, sister. You have a lot on your plate right now. At least you realized it before they got out the door to school; children are so quick to forgive, one hug and a kind word will make all the yelling go away.
So glad to hear arrangements are being made (by your church?) for your recovery. If there is anything I can do, please let me know. I will do what I can on the hospital part of things :)
WOW..I pray everything goes well for your recovery.
I have been there many times in the morning with my kids. God always gently reminds me too. I am so Thankful for His love for me daily. Isn't good to know that even when we mess up...our kids still love us?
Great verse. Thanks for sharing.
I have been there so many times. Late for work, kids aren't listening, I lose it.
This is a wonderful reminder to count to 10.
Hope all goes well, and I will be thinking of you.
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