"A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." -Proverbs 15:1 (NASB)
"Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you." -Ephesians 4:31-32 (NASB)
"Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you." -Ephesians 4:31-32 (NASB)
While teaching middle schoolers can be fun, there are can be challenging times, too. Some of those challenging times involve dealing with behaviors and attitudes that come from students' in the midst of many changes. When dealing with teens and pre-teens, many parents and teachers have to learn to deal with the need to get the "last word in."
Proverbs (15:1) reminds us that our response in a situation can impact the direction of the conversation. Kind and gentle words can help quiet an angry voice and allow a reasonable conversation to proceed. Paul reminds us in Ephesians (4:31-32) that bitterness and wrath should be put to the side so we can approach each other with forgiveness and love. When we find ourselves facing someone intent on getting the last word, we can remember the advice from Proverbs and Paul. We can approach the situation with love and gentle words in an effort to turn away anger and allow the last words to be loving and forgiving ones!
Stop anger by letting the last words be spoken in love and forgiveness!
Prayer:
Dear God-
Thank You for loving and forgiving me. Help me to show love and forgiveness to others around me. Help me to leave conversations with kind, loving, and forgiving words instead of words that stir up anger. In Jesus' name I pray, amen.
Proverbs (15:1) reminds us that our response in a situation can impact the direction of the conversation. Kind and gentle words can help quiet an angry voice and allow a reasonable conversation to proceed. Paul reminds us in Ephesians (4:31-32) that bitterness and wrath should be put to the side so we can approach each other with forgiveness and love. When we find ourselves facing someone intent on getting the last word, we can remember the advice from Proverbs and Paul. We can approach the situation with love and gentle words in an effort to turn away anger and allow the last words to be loving and forgiving ones!
Stop anger by letting the last words be spoken in love and forgiveness!
Prayer:
Dear God-
Thank You for loving and forgiving me. Help me to show love and forgiveness to others around me. Help me to leave conversations with kind, loving, and forgiving words instead of words that stir up anger. In Jesus' name I pray, amen.
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