Bible Verse for December 16th.

Don't sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent.

Psalm 4:4
NLT Bible

Anger has the potential to destroy lives and relationships and when we allow it to control us, we are on the path to self destruction. There will always be things that disturb and anger us, but instead of reacting immediately, we need to walk away, remain silent and just think about the situation in a calm and rational manner. When we do, most times we realize it wasn't really worth getting riled up about. This is a decision we must make, because immediate responses usually escalate into an 'out of control' situation.

Anger can cause us to say and do hurtful things that cannot be retrieved or repaired and in addition to hurting the people around us we grieve Almighty God and tarnish our testimony for Him. There are some people who seem to be always angry and this usually stems from some emotional damage from childhood. God is the only One who can help and we need to surrender our emotions to Him and allow Him to fill us with His love and peace. God cares deeply about us and in the days ahead, we should purpose to walk away when things upset us, be silent in God's Presence and allow Him to infuse us with wisdom to deal with difficult situations calmly and peaceably. When we do this, God is pleased.

Thank you Lord for Your wisdom. I surrender my emotions to you and with Your help, I determine to walk away when things and people upset me, to never respond in anger, but to be silent and allow Your love, peace and wisdom to fill my entire being. I love you, Jesus. Amen!

Be Blessed!
Lydia