It is difficult, but not impossible, to not respond in anger to antagonistic people and situations we face in our daily lives. The word "temperature" has as its root word "temper." Our temper, or temperament, can either be controlled by the "heat" around us and be a thermometer that goes up and down with the spiritual/emotional climate we are in, or we can stay controlled and even tempered like a thermostat that controls the temperature in a room. "He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city." Proverbs 16:32 This scripture tells us that when faced with situations that begin to cause our temper to rise, we can stop and pray for the Lord's help to be a thermostat and not a thermometer and to not pick up an offense. Lord, we ask you today to help us keep our spirits under Your control - cool, calm and collected in every situation, Fully Relying On God. Have a cool day, Church Chicks, and be a thermostat FROG!
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