Living in a tropical climate it is always hot and humid especially during summer. With this weather it cannot be avoided that people are hot headed and tensions can easily rise during stressful situations.
We’ve got fire fights on-going in Marawe; rallies against the government and their policies. Every single day we are facing a battle; not just in our country but within us. We listen to disheartening news being broadcast, we hear gossip that is depressing yet irritating at the same time. Daily we face a decaying world filled with negativity.
This negative trash that we pick-up on a daily basis is making our lives a land fill that any drop of pressure results in us bursting in outrage. I myself am very guilty of this.
I am sharing this not for the person reading this note. I am sharing this to remind me that I’ve still got so much work to do on myself. That despite the negative world that we live in, I have no control of what happens around me but I have the power to respond, not react.
Ultimately we are placed on this earth to love.
We’ve got fire fights on-going in Marawe; rallies against the government and their policies. Every single day we are facing a battle; not just in our country but within us. We listen to disheartening news being broadcast, we hear gossip that is depressing yet irritating at the same time. Daily we face a decaying world filled with negativity.
This negative trash that we pick-up on a daily basis is making our lives a land fill that any drop of pressure results in us bursting in outrage. I myself am very guilty of this.
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. Luke 6:45Having said that, we should learn to respond and not react. We should develop the discipline to bite our tongue and to not allow emotional outburst. What this requires is to always be conscious of our words and actions and never say nor act when our judgment is clouded.
I am sharing this not for the person reading this note. I am sharing this to remind me that I’ve still got so much work to do on myself. That despite the negative world that we live in, I have no control of what happens around me but I have the power to respond, not react.
Ultimately we are placed on this earth to love.
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