This week’s challenge is two-fold also:
Play soft music everyday in your home. Choose music that the family enjoys.
Then, focus on using peaceful words and maintaining peaceful relationships.Role model gentleness with your words this week and while you’re add it have a little fun. Since the music is going, grab your husband or children and dance!
Sooooo.... Dancing? No problem. Music? No problem. Using Peaceful Words and Maintaining Peaceful Relationships? Problem! ughhhghghgghg! Fraggle Rock!
For this challenge to come when it did is very inconvenient for me. You see, I have been under conviction for a while now about how to use peaceful words. You see this right here," 1. When you feel tempted to raise your voice, use a child’s name in a snarl, furrow your brow into a scowl or speak rapidly in anger…purposely lower your voice to just above a whisper."Do you know how many times I have tried this? It starts off this way. It does. I purposely lower my voice. (mostly when disciplining my 7 year old) Then she will open her mouth, and usually it is not the right tone, the right words, or the right body language. And after keeping my voice down, and trying to stay calm I get sick of it and just explode!!! (Not a pretty sight) She is the one that pushes and pushes. I really struggle with her. When she chooses to obey or realizes her mistakes then I don't have a hard time. It's when she makes up excuses,lies or tries to post blame somewhere else. It's the rolling of the eyes and the tight mouth that gets to me and totally throws me into crazy mode. :sigh: It is soooo hard. It really is. But I am up for the challenge.
Ephesians 4:29
New Living Translation (NLT)
29 Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.
What conviction right? So yes, I am going to challenge myself to create peace in my home. To not let others bad attitude or words effect my spirit. Instead I will dance, sing and have fun!
What conviction right? So yes, I am going to challenge myself to create peace in my home. To not let others bad attitude or words effect my spirit. Instead I will dance, sing and have fun!
1 comment:
What are you talking about girl?? This is SO well written. I love it. You know what is helping me to not yell? I have my child come to me or I go to them and then I hold them and talk to them. If you reach out and they flinch 'cause they think they're 'bout to get it (haha) then you KNOW this is so important for us to change now. I don't want it to continue into their homes when they're older. We can do it. God says we can. love you. xoxo
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