I am not trying to sound boastful or paint a perfect picture of myself. But I am super proud of myself; I bet heaven smiled at me this evening and yes! I am striving towards perfection by God’s grace
My friend at work really got me pissed today, like I was really ticked off. This evening I was too too vexed at her, I could not take it, I left the scene, went about my business. LOOL! Like I was hot in anger
I really could do without talking to her, “i thought to myself”. I had every right to be angry, but was it okay for me to stay angry?
What would Jesus do if He were in my shoes what would He have me do?
Fast forward to about thirty minutes from the scene, we were seated next to each other at some hangout we have on the last of the month. We should be in the middle of a conversation by now. But, nope, we were on our Phones.
I had played the scene over and over in head, wondering why she had reacted the way she did. It made me furious as I did. As I sank into my chair I made up my mind to let It go, I could not let that ruin my evening.
But in my mind, I am contemplating “what would Jesus really have me do at this junction”. Wait till Monday? Then part of me was worried, God might not listen or answer me this night when I try to speak with Him.
As these thoughts kept running around in my head; the kinds of struggles we have in our minds every day though. I breezed into my Whatsapp to look at my messages. One on a group chat I am on caught my attention. It was a broadcast message, “When to be silent in 20 situations” The first on the list was , In the heat of anger.
Oh?! I read on…
Right after I had gone through the post, I just turned to my baby girl by my left and I go like, But baby girl what exactly happened? Why did you react that way? Why did you talk that way?
She had misinterpreted something I had said, got her offended and hence reacted the way she did. So I had ticked her off first. I apologized and explained I obviously did not mean for what I had said to come out offensive.
Oh! I felt a lot better, I do not have to worry about how to act when she is around. I do not have to be extra careful so I do not hit her or brush her when we are on the walkway.
The most precious for me was me being able to go to God freely to converse with Him.
Moreover, to stay winning in my new life in Jesus Christ I need to do away with things He would not do or would no have me do which includes malice.
So yeah! My post today is me celebrating my victory over anger and, malice, seemingly small but I conquered 😀
Highlights from my victory story-
I did not burst out when I was furious, I just walked out so as to avoid doing or saying things I would regret or would not be happy about.~ Silence in the heat of anger stays Golden.
I didn’t allow pride get in the way of my friendship, I didn’t allow the voice in my head telling me I could do without her or her friendship. I mean i found out i had angered her first~ Pride does nobody any good.
I spoke with her about it and we cleared the air. I tried not to be confrontational~ Communication stays winning, your approach is key though.
I am thinking I was subconsciously ready to forgive and she was too because everything ended in seconds~ Forgive Freely
The whole world would be absolutely amazing if everybody including myself could adopt this style of living. Divorces, wars would be strange terms to use.
I really do pray for God’s grace to stay living above anger and malice
Abimbola