Moments in life come when all I want to do is respond with the first emotion that shoots through my head. It is hard to restrain myself from saying the first thing that comes to mind. Patience takes great fostering and care when it comes to being calm and collected.
I have run into so many situations lately where I forgot patience and "winged it". I ran on my own intuition and came up with ridiculous reactions to simple situations. There are times when not just me, but all of us think that we are on top of everything.
Proverbs 11:2
"When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom."
I have been watching all of these "subject matter experts" on television who spew their opinion into our living rooms, work spaces, gyms, and anywhere else we try to catch the news. They bring emotion and an unbridled opinion regarding various topics to which they were chosen to speak toward. Watching a majority of them and how viewers respond to some of the banter speaks volumes of how emotion is engrained in us. It is a part of our existence and makes up the very fabric of our behavior. The very presence, or lack there of, weighs heavily on the choices that are made every day. I would definitely say that less is more in this case. Less emotion is more control over a calculated answer, or maybe a reaction to some thing.
It is very evident to me that God has a grip on my life and gives subtle hints when I am following a path from where He intends me to be. I am not perfect, and I know some day I will be having this talk again of how I could have acted better in a particular situation. This part of the reconciliation; the knowledge of right and wrong is something inherent in all of us. The difference-when you know somebody else has a higher path for you to walk, and you take it.
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
-Matthew 7:13-14
