Tag: anger
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Anger Management: Why Bother?
Daily Devotion|Day 264 “Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly” (Proverbs 14:29, ESV). Anger is a passion common to all people. It is not the only passion. There are others like desire and hate. Whether anger is harmful or not depends on the following: what […]
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Why It Is Important to Overcome Resentment
Daily Devotional: Day 229 “For John [the Baptist] had been saying to Herod, ‘It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.’ And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not . . . But an opportunity came . . .” (Mark 6:18-19, 21, […]
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Regulate Your Feelings
Daily Devotional: Day 170 “A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards” (Proverbs 29:11, KJV). One of the most important victories in life is to conquer yourself. Yes, yourself. That means mastering and restraining your passions, feelings and thoughts. This is not cowardice. Neither is it about bottling up […]
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Rule Yourself
Daily Devotional: Day 60 “He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls” (Proverbs 25:28, KJ21). Before you decide to rule over others, learn first to rule over your own spirit. The Lord has endowed you with enormous spiritual strength through your new birth […]