Victory in Silence

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Scriptural Reference: Colossians 4:6 kjv "Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man."

There is victory in silence.

I grew up in the 'hood. No excuses. No shame. Just the 'hood. The smell of fried chicken wafting through hot kitchen open windows. The staggering drunk singing, 'Wooopiee LaLa Lee!' Kids of all ages running up and down the street. Jump rope. Hop scotch. Patty cake and relay races. We would play up and down our block until the street lights came on. Then all the neighborhood kids would rush home for dinner like tiny birds to the nests in the trees. 

The mama's would watch out for the neighborhood children. Those "neighborhood mama's" would even tattle to the parents when the 'neighbor child' was being disobedient away from home (where they thought no one would see.) (Don't ask me how I know...)

I vividly recall the neighborhood bully standing defiantly on the curbside daring me to cross so I could walk to school. I would avoid her face and quickly scamper around her. Hoping she wouldn't pay me any attention. I also remember how my heart would pound when school was out and I knew I had to run home to escape the bullies, or turn and fight. One, three, or five little nappy headed boy mobsters. 

The truth is: sometimes I was the bully. Sometimes I was being bullied. 

Now, I'm grown and my first response when I'm offended or feel threatened is to fight.

I have submitted my will to JESUS, so my first response has been sanctified, not removed or dismantled, but surrendered to the LORDship of JESUS.

Not long ago a situation occurred that made me angry. I was so angry, in fact, that I really wanted to retaliate with my words. I felt confident that I had good cause to say what I was thinking in my mind and agreed with in my heart.

However, JESUS spoke to me in a calm sweet whisper. HIS sweet presence hovered over me to tenderly remind me:

"A soft answer turns away wrath. Grievous words stir up anger." Proverbs 15:1 kjv

Like cool rushing water, JESUS doused the flame of my wrath. Within 24 hours that same situation caused another few moments of fury and I was hot as fire!!! Blazed and ready to say something about something this time for sure! 

However, JESUS spoke to me in a calm sweet whisper. HIS sweet presence hovering over me to tenderly remind me:

"Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the LORD." Romans 12:19 kjv

So I yielded to JESUS again and took deep long breaths. I told my frustrated heart that my words didn't change the situation in the beginning. My words wouldn't change the situation now. My submission to JESUS in silence is my victory in this situation. There are words a plenty that could be said. However, realizing that the person(s) I wanted to speak the words to were proving they weren't listening already meant they don't care about my words, my feelings, my needs or my heart. 

I know there are situations that provoke our hearts and minds to anger. The bible says, "Be angry and sin not: let not the sun go down on your wrath." Ephesians 4:26 kjv. I can't say that the sun didn't go down while I was angry because the sun was already down when I got angry. However, since rising to the new day, I have peace because JESUS will manage the situation. 

JESUS is not interested in making an unfeeling robot out of you!! JESUS does want to be LORD of every part of your life. HE wants to be LORD over the unspoken words in your mind and the rampantly surging feelings in your heart.  

My admonition to you today: Submit your emotions, thoughts, and actions to JESUS. Allow HIS Word to moderate your response and actions. Allow JESUS to be LORD over you in every relationship and situation of your life. It's better not to have a regret than to have given someone an angry piece of your mind.

Let JESUS give you peace in your mind. 

Feel free to shine, 

 

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