Have a wonderful day...

Let me preface this blog with a promise that I'm not going to go all spiritual or religious in all my posts. (Ya' know until I had a blog, I didn't know that's what the 'stories' were called!)

Anyway, I've been thinking a lot lately about all the people who are easily angered, easily hurt, and easily offended and how miserable it makes them, and the people they interact with. I used to be like that, and I can still get angry, hurt, or offended. The difference now is that it happens way less often, and when it does, I get over it way quicker. Thank you, God!

When I'm struggling with something, I go where I know I can find the answer...the Bible, and I came across a verse, Proverbs 18:20b From the produce of his (her) lips he (she) shall be filled.  In my own words, "I will be filled with what my lips produce." So if my lips produce complaints, angry words, rudeness, disrespect, self-pity, and stuff like that, then that's what I'll be filled with, that's what I will put out to others, and that's what my life will be about, and remembered for. (Yuck!)

The other verse I found helpful is Proverbs 18:12a Before destruction the heart of a man (or woman) is haughty... so if we are haughty, prideful, rude, insisting on our own way, always needing to be right, or thinking we're better, our way is better, etc. destruction will follow!!! Perhaps destruction of marriages, friendships, health (mental, emotional, spiritual), maybe jobs, homes, and for sure, the joy of the moment, and all the peace and joy it could've held. Let's choose to let stuff go, and have peace, and fun, instead.

Well, that's it. I had other things I could've written about, and will in a day or two. But I just wanted to try to lighten some hearts, to reach even one person, who too often is impatient, overly-sensitive, angry, sad, frustrated, or depressed. I've been there, and done that, and was miserable. So I thought I'd share a bit of advice from my best friend, God.

The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. Luke 18:27  Have a wonderful day...