“Don’t become angry quickly, because anger is foolish…….” (Ecclesiastes 7:9 ERV)
Back in Secondary School, I had this teacher………Let’s call him Mr. K, shall we?
Anyway, Mr. K who taught (Bible Studies) was ‘big’ on memorizing scripture! And whenever we would grumble, he would simply say……
- “Its important to know how to ‘work the ammunition’ BEFORE you find yourself on the battlefield…….”
- “If you wait till the battle has begun to study the manual, you won’t make it off the field alive!”
So, since I highly value life, I mastered my ammunition……the scriptures!
Thank you Mr K!
Okay, confession time…….
- Yesterday, I was angry!
- Actually, I was more disappointed than angry…….. but it all ‘balled up’ into one big ugly emotion………anger!
But, I also have a testimony……..
- I handled it!
- …….the anger I mean!
I’m telling you, I did not let that ‘thing’ get to me and ruin my entire day!
Nope!
Our Father gave us a choice, and I chose life!
I chose to cast ‘that thing’ down!
But that meant war…….
- ……and how can you be at war with out showing up on the Battlefield?
- In this case, Battlefield of the Mind!
So I went……
And when I got to the field, I flipped through my ‘virtual manual’ and reached for…..
Bullet #1
Next, I reached for…..
Bullet #2
And finally, as I gained control of the situation, I reached for…..
Bullet #3
Which was more of a reminder to Self…..
At that point, ‘the enemy’ was down….
- So I did a little jig in Thanksgiving and went on my merry way to enjoy the rest of my day!
Remember
Many Blessings,
Emma B
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