1 00:00:35,675 --> 00:00:40,635 Speaker 1: Welcome to Abides Daily Christian Meditations. I'm Tyler Boss. Today's 2 00:00:40,715 --> 00:00:43,915 Speaker 1: meditation is brought to you by our partners at Life Audio. 3 00:00:44,195 --> 00:00:46,475 Speaker 1: If you go to lifeaudio dot com you will find 4 00:00:46,555 --> 00:00:50,075 Speaker 1: dozens of other faith centered podcasts in their network. They've 5 00:00:50,075 --> 00:00:53,915 Speaker 1: got shows about prayer, Bible study, parenting, and more. Head 6 00:00:53,915 --> 00:00:57,795 Speaker 1: over to lifeaudio dot com now, and remember you can 7 00:00:57,835 --> 00:01:01,555 Speaker 1: have full access to our meditations commercial free. Just text 8 00:01:01,635 --> 00:01:05,075 Speaker 1: abide to two two four three three for twenty five 9 00:01:05,115 --> 00:01:09,355 Speaker 1: percent off. Now receive his piece as we meditate and 10 00:01:09,435 --> 00:01:12,995 Speaker 1: abide in Christ. 11 00:01:13,755 --> 00:01:21,435 Speaker 2: Welcome to this Abide meditation. I'm Loarning Laura. How do 12 00:01:21,475 --> 00:01:25,315 Speaker 2: you respond when you get angry? Do you lash out 13 00:01:25,315 --> 00:01:29,395 Speaker 2: without thinking? Do you push your feelings deep down inside 14 00:01:29,435 --> 00:01:34,275 Speaker 2: where they fester and grow. Take a deep breath, relaxing 15 00:01:34,355 --> 00:01:38,595 Speaker 2: your shoulder and muscles as you consider your answer to 16 00:01:38,675 --> 00:01:48,595 Speaker 2: that question. Proverbs fifteen eighteen says a hot tempered man 17 00:01:48,875 --> 00:01:53,075 Speaker 2: stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger 18 00:01:53,715 --> 00:01:59,395 Speaker 2: quiets contention. So instead of responding with anger or by 19 00:01:59,475 --> 00:02:05,075 Speaker 2: quenching your emotions, turn to God. Share your struggles with him. 20 00:02:05,995 --> 00:02:10,555 Speaker 2: Pray for guidance on how to release your hurt feelings. 21 00:02:11,595 --> 00:02:14,795 Speaker 2: Seek his wisdom for how to be slow to anger. 22 00:02:15,915 --> 00:02:24,555 Speaker 2: Take a moment to do that now. Deep breathing can 23 00:02:24,595 --> 00:02:29,315 Speaker 2: help to regulate your emotions. Prayer can help fill your soul. 24 00:02:30,435 --> 00:02:34,795 Speaker 2: Both are necessary for heart and body to work together. 25 00:02:35,915 --> 00:02:39,635 Speaker 2: When situations arise that cause you to flare up in anger, 26 00:02:40,275 --> 00:02:46,115 Speaker 2: try breathing in. God give me peace and breathing out. 27 00:02:47,035 --> 00:02:51,395 Speaker 2: I give you my anger. The freedom and release you 28 00:02:51,555 --> 00:03:02,555 Speaker 2: feel will help you quiet contention. Outburst of anger have 29 00:03:02,715 --> 00:03:07,795 Speaker 2: the potential to destroy relationships. Yet God is calling us 30 00:03:07,835 --> 00:03:12,595 Speaker 2: to restore relationships and be ambassadors for redemption through Jesus. 31 00:03:13,555 --> 00:03:18,795 Speaker 2: Controlling our anger is critical to representing God's kingdom here 32 00:03:19,355 --> 00:03:29,395 Speaker 2: on earth. Gracious God, help me to be more merciful, 33 00:03:30,315 --> 00:03:34,395 Speaker 2: to turn to you for comfort and peace, and to 34 00:03:34,475 --> 00:03:39,755 Speaker 2: release any resentment harboring in my heart. Help me to 35 00:03:39,875 --> 00:03:43,635 Speaker 2: acknowledge my feelings so that I don't let them build 36 00:03:43,755 --> 00:03:48,075 Speaker 2: up by ignoring them, but then to let them go 37 00:03:48,595 --> 00:03:53,915 Speaker 2: into your hands. Help me to understand the reason behind 38 00:03:54,075 --> 00:03:57,555 Speaker 2: my anger, the triggers that caused me to blow up. 39 00:03:58,795 --> 00:04:02,995 Speaker 2: I want to be a person of peace, one who 40 00:04:03,115 --> 00:04:09,675 Speaker 2: quiets contention. In Jesus' name, I ask these things, Amen, 41 00:04:11,635 --> 00:04:19,115 Speaker 2: Take another nice, deep breath. Practice that breath prayer, breathing 42 00:04:19,195 --> 00:04:25,435 Speaker 2: in God give me peace, and breathing out. I give 43 00:04:25,555 --> 00:04:31,035 Speaker 2: you my anger. Do that several more times during this 44 00:04:31,195 --> 00:04:50,755 Speaker 2: short pause. Anger is what's known as a secondary emotion 45 00:04:51,835 --> 00:04:56,915 Speaker 2: that means something is causing it. Let the Holy Spirit 46 00:04:57,315 --> 00:05:01,155 Speaker 2: speak to you about the root of your anger. Then 47 00:05:01,955 --> 00:05:05,235 Speaker 2: trust him to dig up the roots and give you peace. 48 00:05:21,155 --> 00:05:25,395 Speaker 2: Jesus is our peace, not only for what worries us, 49 00:05:25,995 --> 00:05:30,395 Speaker 2: but for the anger and resentment we carry inside. Let 50 00:05:30,475 --> 00:05:34,115 Speaker 2: him show you his way of peace. As you face 51 00:05:34,155 --> 00:05:42,315 Speaker 2: circumstances daily, they can heat up your anger. Lord, I 52 00:05:42,395 --> 00:05:48,875 Speaker 2: recognize that sometimes my anger is due to disappointment. Sometimes 53 00:05:48,915 --> 00:05:54,715 Speaker 2: I feel angry because I'm actually sad. Help me listen 54 00:05:54,795 --> 00:05:59,195 Speaker 2: to your voice to overcome my impulse to lash out. 55 00:06:00,515 --> 00:06:04,715 Speaker 2: I want to be one who quiets contention. I don't 56 00:06:04,755 --> 00:06:09,515 Speaker 2: want to stir up strife. Thank you for your patience 57 00:06:09,555 --> 00:06:15,435 Speaker 2: with me, your mercy toward me, your loving kindness which 58 00:06:15,555 --> 00:06:21,475 Speaker 2: endures forever. I am grateful. It's in your name that 59 00:06:21,555 --> 00:06:31,675 Speaker 2: I pray, Amen, breathe in, God, give me peace and 60 00:06:31,835 --> 00:06:38,595 Speaker 2: breathe out. I give you my anchor, be an instrument 61 00:06:38,715 --> 00:06:43,195 Speaker 2: of God's peace in the world until next time, may 62 00:06:43,235 --> 00:06:44,915 Speaker 2: you abide in Christ