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November 19, 2004 |
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Quote of the Day
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
— Confucius
Verse of the Day
Stop being mean, bad-tempered and angry. Quarreling, harsh words, and dislike of others should have no place in your lives.
— Ephesians 4:31
And then. . .
Their once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence....
Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.
The day passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.
Ephesians 4:31
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19 Oct 2004
The Lord is good. When trouble comes, he is the place to go!
To those who refuse to believe, God's punishment is like an angry fire. To those who love him, his mercy is security and peace, supplying all our needs without diminishing his supply. But to his enemies he a flood that will sweep them away. The relationship we have is up to us. Which kind of relationship will you choose?
When trouble comes, the Lord is the place to go! - Nahum 1:7 TLB |
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