ROADBLOCKS – WATCH YOUR TONE OF VOICE (Day 4 of 7)
(Need to start at the beginning? Day 1)
As you went through your day yesterday, what triggered moments of impatience, frustration, or grumpiness?
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. Proverbs 16:24 ESV
For me, I keep coming back to busyness or exhaustion.
Spring is a busy season for me, but I have to be willing to set a sane pace (which means saying no to some really cool stuff, so I can say yes to the even cooler stuff). I don’t always do a brilliant job of that, but I keep working at it.
Sometimes others’ bad behavior makes it easier to respond in kind. I keep reminding myself that another person’s bad behavior is no excuse for my own. That I’m choosing to be a kind and gracious person regardless of how others act.
What things make it harder for y’all to speak graciously and kindly?
I thought I’d start adding a pretty picture each day. We could all use a little beauty in our lives.
I just saw my first hummingbird the other day. I need to set out some feeders! We have three different kinds of hummingbirds that live in my area. I’m hoping to spot them all.
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Image credits – tired woman © fizkes / Adobe Stock, hummingbird © James Wainscoat / Unsplash
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