Knit and Crochet Bible Study

Tag: peace

  • Anger’s Foothold

    And “don’t sin by letting anger control you”……for anger gives a foothold to the devil. Eph 4:26-27NLT

    When this verse came across my daily reading today it hit a nerve.

    Struggling with chronic pain, I have come to realize that anger sets in most when I lose control of the pain.

    It is a daily struggle to keep my focus off the pain, but some days it seems impossible.

    During these times I have to fall to my knees and cry out to God. Where I have no control, He is in control. My focus goes off the anger, off the pain, and onto Him. If I don’t, anger can set off a series of sins through harsh words, broken promises, and incomplete responsibilities.  Others are hurt by my anger response.

    The verse does not say ‘anger is a sin’, it says ‘do not sin by letting anger control you’.

    I must step away from anger when it seeks to lead me into sin. In stepping away from the anger, I must step toward something – that something must be God for me to feel peace.

    I have told you these things, so that in my you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. – John 16:33

    Giving in to the anger is a choice. Realizing and accepting the anger is a choice I must make.

    It’s a daily choice, sometimes even a minute-by-minute choice. I choose God’s peace.

    Lord, I cannot do this alone. Thank you for those around me who hold me accountable. Thank you for loving and accepting me even in my sinful nature. Forgive me for my sin and help me to continue, daily, to choose you and your peace. Amen.

  • Through My Headset – Undone

    Not all my books are audio. I have just completed a preview of a soon-to-be-released book from Michele Cushatt titled “UNDONE”. The book looks at her life and is subtitled “A story of making peace with an unexpected life”.

    So many unexpected things happen in our lives. A phone call from a doctor, loss of a job, busted water pipes, a sick child.

    In scripture we are promised “life abundant” not “a bed of roses” (however, even a rose garden is filled with thorns)

    undoneMichele takes you through many of her unexpected happenings with family, work, cancer, and just life in general. 

    I was able to relate to much of her story. Even if I did not experience an event exactly as she did, I could equate her emotions to happenings in my own life.

    When I started reading, I picked up some post-it note tags and marked places I related to or wanted to share. The book is filled with neon pink stickers. Way to many to share; but enough to remind me I am not alone.

    Anyone who has experienced life, will be able to relate to her story. She reacts to life’s events much as I would, much as I believe many of you would. Her journey to finding how to deal with these events with God’s peace in encouraging. Accepting His peace doesn’t usually come with a snap of the finger as we would hope; it comes in time, in learning to trust, in accepting, in being made undone.

    I highly recommend this book. You can find details on her website: http://undonebook.com/

    P.S.  I received a preview copy of this book for promotion and review purposes. No compensation was made and these words are my own opinion.