Many times we are in situations at work or at home that bring us to a "breaking" point. These challenges we all face in our life's journey. It's not something that we get to choose. I hope and pray every day that when these moments arise I can somehow "rise above" my natural inclination to get angry or mad. How do we deal with such situations ? Especially if we've already made the mistake of speaking before thinking?
The first thing that we should do is stop and pray. Ask God for his forgiveness, and give it to him rather than allowing ourselves to languish in our own emotions, playing in our minds endless "what if's". This is an area that I know I personally need to work on. It's natural for me to want to "control" everything that I can, and in my heart I know better. Can I succeed? Yes, we all can - and it's so important that we help one another in ways that make us better at understanding and loving one another.
I see these things reflected back to me by my daughter Jenny. We, as children of God are no different. The frustrations, hurts or feelings that my daughter sometimes shows is present in me in many ways throughout my life. I can comfort her and help her see things in such a way that she can understand and I help her come back to what is important. God can do these things for us as adults just as we do for our children, if we will only let him.
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