"Like sands through the hourglass, so are the Days of our Lives." For over 40 years those words have introduced one of daytime's beloved dramas.... Today, they just remind me of the drama going on in my own little world. I'll spare you the gory details, but let's just say what I have been dealing with the past two days is so unnecessary and in the big scheme of things....it's really rather ridiculous. I don't do drama. I think that's why growing up, I usually hung out with the guys. It was just easier. This week I've really had to check myself to make sure that my actions were reflecting those of a Godly woman and I'll be brutally honest....it hasn't been easy to behave Godly in this ungodly situation. Especially in the midst of all the anger and bitterness that I have seen. There have been many lies and half truths spoken and I have had to bite my tongue to keep from chiming in (and I'm not very good at keeping my mouth shut). My friend posted this verse earlier in the week on her facebook page.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. —James 1:19-20
I have clung to this verse like it is my lifeline. Every time I've been tempted to speak I
1. take a deep breath
2.read the verse
3. take another deep breath
(sometimes I have to repeat these steps several times...LOL!)
Then I remind myself that there are people watching. People that I have influence over. People that aren't Christians. People that know I am a Christian and are just waiting to see how I'm going to react. I have a responsibilty to them to act with the highest form of integrity and character. I need to be an example of a Godly woman because for some, I may be the only glimpse of Jesus that they ever get.
Titus 2:3-5 (New International Version)
3Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. 4Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, 5to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.
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