Dear Lord; Well Father, the wedding on Saturday went very well. Thank You so much for being there and Blessing the joyful proceedings. It was an amazing honor for me to be a conduit for Your Love, and I absolutely felt Your Presence throughout. Please continue to Bless the happy couple’s marriage, and fill their lives with Your Love for the rest of their days.
This morning Lord, I did something I very seldom do… I lost my temper. It was over a verbal personal attack that was made against me behind my back by someone I’ve known for a long time, and it absolutely incensed me. Father, with Your help I do what I consider a very good job at maintaining my composure and “turning the other cheek”, but I’m ashamed to say that this morning I failed in that capacity. Searching for my center in Your Book today, I found :
Proverbs 16:32 – Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.
So true Lord. Please Father, help me purge those feelings from my spirit and focus my energies on serving Your Will. Fill my heart with Your Love and Kindness, and please help me be an effective agent of Your Disposition to those in need. Amen. ~Phather Phil
Hi, I’m Phil Malmstrom, a.k.a. Phather Phil. I’m self-employed, father of two wonderful young men, an ordained minister who delights in spreading Jesus’ Message of Hope and Love, a science-fiction junkie, an aspiring photographer and above all that one of God’s Children who rejoices in His Blessings each day. 
Unfortunately, I had a moment where my emotions got the best of me yesterday. I’m so thankful for God’s mercies that are new every morning. We can have a “do-over” when we repent and ask forgiveness.
Glad to hear that the wedding ceremony went so well. God is always with us and desires to guide us if we will just surrender to His Will. I desire to surrender completely to Him!
Thank you Lisa. It was short-lived, but I know that God’s Plan for me needs me to focus on Him and not the earthly issues that fueled my anger this morning. God is indeed great, and I’m so thankful for the “Soul Healing” he provides me when I need it. Have a Blessed Day!
This happens to me more often than I care to admit. It is something I am working on each and every day. I want to remain quiet when I can and use gentle, soft words when I need to speak. As Lisa said, His mercies are new every morning. Praise God for that! Thank you for sharing your struggle with us. Blessings!
Amen to that Jenifer! I’ve been working on listening carefully for God’s voice when I start to feel negative emotions working their way in, but this morning it just overwhelmed me. Thankfully, He came to me as quickly as I let Him and brought me back to the path. May we both lay our troubles at His feet and let Him guide us forward. Have a Blessed Day!
I have a temper that can flare up at times too! I really didn’t realize I had one until I had kids…and first grade homework!! My husband may disagree…I am working on this and He is working on me too! We’ll make it…one day at a time :-0
I understand completely Allison. I usually do pretty well with keeping control, but when I do blow it’s Mt. Vesuvius! 🙂 Like you, I’m working on it and with His Guidance it gets better all the time. Thank you for the comment, and have a Blessed Day!