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Monday, October 11, 2010

DARE - week 5 part 2

I have been inconsistent obviously. I've been sick, but I need to stop making excuses.

Here are a few things I liked about week 5, then tomorrow I will talk about our new dare.
Week 5 again was about patience but had different things it talked about each day compared to week 4.

Day 30 - I liked how today's devotion started. It stated how the Bible seems just too big to understand, an "impossible challenge."  Which of course I feel like it is. But it encourages us to start reading scripture together, and so far we have not, although we discussed it.
Day 32 - Today talked about how God does have reasons to be angry.  The last sentence in the devotion saying "Righteous anger speaks the truth in love and has the goal of restoration rather than destruction."  I feel if I become angry, I must remember my love before I decide to act upon it.  Of course easier said than done, but hopefully the next time I can remember and eventually it may come to mind each time I am angry.
Day 33 - This relates how your anger can come from pride.  Anger sets off what has been building and hiding, and because of pride you act like you are superior, which turns to more anger when you realize it is not the case.  That's not exactly what the passage said, but I feel it just doesn't want you to be defense and prideful when you are angry.
Day 34 - I felt this devotion was directed some what at me.  Today's devotion was about being a wise person compared to a fool.  A fool will take a comment that they feel was directed at them in a negative way, and turn it on the person.  I feel this happens often in most relationships.  People can not take criticism be it constructive or not, and when they hear it they feel they have to counter it.  I know I do this at times, and I told my husband that, he said he has caught himself in that situation too.  But we will work on it, and hopefully we can catch it before we do it. =)

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