The One Year Love Language Minute Devotional Read Online Free
Author: Gary Chapman
Tags: Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Marriage, Christian Books & Bibles, Christian Living, Devotionals
constructive action, the emotion will have served its purpose.
Lord, thank you for emotions. You have made us in your image as emotional beings. Help me to look at my feelings as a gift. Please give me the wisdom to see the problem behind the emotion and deal with it before my strong feelings hurt my spouse.
When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. 1 praise God for what he has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? PSALM 5 6:3-4
WOULD IT SURPRISE You if I told you that Jesus experienced fear? Fear is an emotion that pushes us away from a person, place, or thing. In Matthew 26:39 we read that Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, "My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me." As he approached the time of his death, he saw the physical and emotional suffering ahead, and he was afraid. His emotions pleaded for a different way. But he didn't let his fear cause him to lash out at others or turn away from what he knew was right. Rather, Jesus showed us what we should do with our fear-express it to God.
The psalmist reminds us that God has promised his presence and protection. When we trust in God, we know he's in control, so there is no reason to be afraid. In fact, the Bible records 365 times when God says, "Fear not, for I am with you." Our fear leads us to God, and we rest in his strength to protect us.
When you feel fear, don't put yourself down and don't blame it on your spouse. Instead, run as quickly as you can to the loving arms of God.
Father, l want to trust you with my fears. Forgive me for the times 1 have lashed out at my spouse or blamed him or her because of my fear. Help me to bring it to you right away. Thank you for being with me.
"Don't sin by letting anger control you." Don't let the sun go down while you are still angry, for angergives a foothold to the devil. EPHESIANS 4:26-27
DO YOU FIND YOURSELF overreacting to little irritations? Your spouse forgot the milk, and you grimace or make a sarcastic comment. Your child tracked mud on the new carpet, and you explode. If so, there is a good chance that you are suffering from stored anger-anger that has been living inside of you for years.
Perhaps your parents hurt you with harsh words or severe punishment. Maybe your peers made fun of you as a teenager or your boss treated you unfairly. If you've held all of these hurts inside, now your stored anger may be showing up in your behavior. The Bible wisely tells us not to let the day end when we're still angry. In other words, we need to deal with our anger right away rather than letting it build up. In my book Anger, I talk about getting rid of stored anger. It all begins by releasing your anger to God. Tell him about your emotions, and ask him to help you handle the situations that caused them. He can help you release the hurts from long ago and forgive those who wounded you.
Experiencing anger isn't wrong. But as Ephesians 4 tells us, letting anger control us is wrong-and can be very damaging to a marriage.
Lord, sometimes 1 experience so much anger over such little things. I know I'm hurting my spouse, and 1 don't want to do that anymore. Please forgive me. I release this anger to you. Help me to figure out whyI have it and then let it go.
Jesus replied, "The most important commandment is this: `Listen, 0 Israel! The LORD our God is the one and only LORD. And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength: The second is equally important: `Love your neighbor as yourself."'
MARK 12:29-31
THE WORD CHRISTIAN MEANS "Christlike." In the first century, Christian was not a name chosen by the followers of Jesus. Rather, it was a name given to them by others. Believers based their lifestyle on the teachings of Christ, so the best way to describe them was to call them Christians.
What if Christians really were Christlike? Central in Jesus' teachings is the command to love. In fact, in the verses
Lord, thank you for emotions. You have made us in your image as emotional beings. Help me to look at my feelings as a gift. Please give me the wisdom to see the problem behind the emotion and deal with it before my strong feelings hurt my spouse.
When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. 1 praise God for what he has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? PSALM 5 6:3-4
WOULD IT SURPRISE You if I told you that Jesus experienced fear? Fear is an emotion that pushes us away from a person, place, or thing. In Matthew 26:39 we read that Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, "My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me." As he approached the time of his death, he saw the physical and emotional suffering ahead, and he was afraid. His emotions pleaded for a different way. But he didn't let his fear cause him to lash out at others or turn away from what he knew was right. Rather, Jesus showed us what we should do with our fear-express it to God.
The psalmist reminds us that God has promised his presence and protection. When we trust in God, we know he's in control, so there is no reason to be afraid. In fact, the Bible records 365 times when God says, "Fear not, for I am with you." Our fear leads us to God, and we rest in his strength to protect us.
When you feel fear, don't put yourself down and don't blame it on your spouse. Instead, run as quickly as you can to the loving arms of God.
Father, l want to trust you with my fears. Forgive me for the times 1 have lashed out at my spouse or blamed him or her because of my fear. Help me to bring it to you right away. Thank you for being with me.
"Don't sin by letting anger control you." Don't let the sun go down while you are still angry, for angergives a foothold to the devil. EPHESIANS 4:26-27
DO YOU FIND YOURSELF overreacting to little irritations? Your spouse forgot the milk, and you grimace or make a sarcastic comment. Your child tracked mud on the new carpet, and you explode. If so, there is a good chance that you are suffering from stored anger-anger that has been living inside of you for years.
Perhaps your parents hurt you with harsh words or severe punishment. Maybe your peers made fun of you as a teenager or your boss treated you unfairly. If you've held all of these hurts inside, now your stored anger may be showing up in your behavior. The Bible wisely tells us not to let the day end when we're still angry. In other words, we need to deal with our anger right away rather than letting it build up. In my book Anger, I talk about getting rid of stored anger. It all begins by releasing your anger to God. Tell him about your emotions, and ask him to help you handle the situations that caused them. He can help you release the hurts from long ago and forgive those who wounded you.
Experiencing anger isn't wrong. But as Ephesians 4 tells us, letting anger control us is wrong-and can be very damaging to a marriage.
Lord, sometimes 1 experience so much anger over such little things. I know I'm hurting my spouse, and 1 don't want to do that anymore. Please forgive me. I release this anger to you. Help me to figure out whyI have it and then let it go.
Jesus replied, "The most important commandment is this: `Listen, 0 Israel! The LORD our God is the one and only LORD. And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength: The second is equally important: `Love your neighbor as yourself."'
MARK 12:29-31
THE WORD CHRISTIAN MEANS "Christlike." In the first century, Christian was not a name chosen by the followers of Jesus. Rather, it was a name given to them by others. Believers based their lifestyle on the teachings of Christ, so the best way to describe them was to call them Christians.
What if Christians really were Christlike? Central in Jesus' teachings is the command to love. In fact, in the verses
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