"Bee" Slow to Anger

The other day, while driving my daughter to school; she began with her questioning. As most 6 year olds her age, she will pick one subject and ask question after question until explanations are beyond my knowledge in which I respond “it is just the way God made it.” (WHAT? He did!)

Today she choose Bees. “Why do they sting, Mommy?” “Where is their stinger?” “What happens after they sting?” She absorbs all my answers within a 7 minute drive.

Then I spend the rest of the day, becoming inspired by the simple questions she ask and how they relate to life. How does one become inspired by Bees? Well, they allow their anger to kill them, literally.

Think about it, God commands us to be “slow to anger”, not because we would automatically have patience, but because we would be likely to do the opposite. And while you may not hit or throw things in frustration – how often do you allow it to ruin your day, as well as the day of others.

So my question to myself and to you is: Are you allowing your anger kill you? Don’t give your life over to anger – save yourself the frustration and give it God. After all “it is just the way He made it!”

"See Reverse for Care"

I was sitting in church one day and the tag on an elderly woman's shawl caught my attention, it said "see reverse for care." A common statement printed on most, if not all garments these days. 

Though many of us disregard the statement and end up with bright pink socks that were once white or a miniature felted sweater that was once comfortably loose. 

The thought came to mind - what if we all had tags like this, what would they say? 

            6-8 hours of solid sleep

            3 healthy meals a day

            Minimum of 4 hugs daily

            and plenty of water. 

Then I wondered what would my 'care label' say? 

What should it say?  

What does God say I need for proper care; to be at my best and to live a long and useful life? 

1.) Prayer. 

2.) Treat others as we want to be treated and put others first. To love, care, respect, forgive, non-judgmental . . . . (a dear friend always would remind me that their is always someone better and worse that you are).

3.) Be humble.

4.) Celebrate and encourage others in the use of their God given gifts. Lifting each other up in prayer.

5.) To be constantly in God's word.  

6.) To look not at this world but to the next for our just reward.  

7.) Love as Jesus loved - looking at the heart.

8.) Use your gifts and blessings for God's plan and purpose. 

The list could go on and on.  . .

I encourage you to take some time today and play a little game of picturing people you know and what their 'care tags' would say - it might give you a fresh perspective of what God really wants and requires of us to truly care for and love each other.