angry

She did it again. Her husband got angry. “How rude and inconsiderate for her to change her plans without considering me.” He needed sleep and wasn’t feeling well, but now he would have to stay awake waiting for her to let him know when she was ready to come home so he could give her a ride.

Love cares more for others than for self.

“I’m so tired of this!” he thought to himself. “I want to end this marriage!”

Love never gives up.

Love never looks back but keeps going to the end.

He stewed for a while. Then he started complaining to God about it.

Love doesn’t fly off the handle.

Love doesn’t keep score of the sins of others.

“I wish I had a wife that would treat me better. Help out more around the house. Do the things that aren’t obvious but still need to be done,” he murmured.

Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.

“I don’t treat her this way!” he thought.

Love doesn’t strut.

Doesn’t have a swelled head.

Then, God started soothing his soul and whispering into his spirit, “She knows you’re mad but doesn’t truly understand why.” “She’s not wired like you.” “She hasn’t grown in that way yet.” “She didn’t do this to spite you.” “Her motive was pure.”

Love takes pleasure in the flowering of truth.

It puts up with anything.

“Yeah, you’re probably right, God,” he thought. He knew he needed to break the silence because she struggled in that area. Before going to bed, he left her a note in the kitchen expressing his love for his wife. Then, as he went off to sleep, he prayed for her. The man ultimately imitated his heavenly Father and became the King of Hearts.

Love trusts God always.
Love always looks for the best.

Love never fails!

(All lines in red are from 1 Cor. 14:7 (MSG)

OUCH!

I thought about it and answered, “Because you weren’t my first thought, God.”

That’s probably why we turn to our emotions first and allow them, or empower them to take over us. We have not yet trained ourselves to think of God first, and allow him to help us react to life in a peaceful manner. Or to respond to a person and or situation with one of the fruits of the Spirit. Can you imagine how much better life would be, or go if we could retrain our minds? It is possible! While in the midst of the process of getting my wife’s immigration to America completed I got depressed, and instead of turning to food, and allowing my emotions to rule, I prayed.

A key to learning to change our behavior is asking God for help to do so. I had to do this as well. God loves us so much and doesn’t want to see us get bogged down because we allow our emotions to rule us. So the next time something happens that “gets your dandruff up”, or raises a red flag, stop, and ask God to help you. I know you will be glad you did.