Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Marci's Moments
Our God is a good God! I stand amazed at how wonderful He is. He is faithful, holy and sovereign. This morning as I was driving to work, I was meditating on the scripture found in Psalm 103:8 where it says: “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in love.” As I thought about it, I realized that I’m made in the likeness of Christ so I should also be compassionate, gracious, slow to anger and abounding in love. My first thought is that “slow to anger” is probably the hardest thing for me to do but as I think on it more, do I really abound in love? Is love overflowing in my life? My prayer today is that the women of ABF would abound in love as we talk with our friends, meet women in the store, or as we are driving down the road with our kids in the car. Lord, help us to be compassionate and gracious every where we go. Let people see your love as it overflows in every area of our lives.
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Psalm 103:8 weighs on my heart often as a new mother. Am I slow to anger? Not when I am sleep deprived. Not when the phone rings yet again. Not when the dogs bark just as our son has fallen asleep. I am slow to anger only when I make the choice to be. I have to be on guard at all times against the games Satan plays, and he knows my weak spots. One of those being how quickly I fall into the trap where I believe the events that happen around me and to me are a conspiracy to ruin my day. That is how I feel in the moments when I go from 0 to angry. I need to spend more time preparing my mind for the day ahead and make the decision right then that I will be slow to anger, before anything happens. The best counselor I know to spend this time with is My Father. Pray for me, all who read this, that I will be slow to anger. Thank you, Roberta
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