Yesterday I was with two of my grandchildren, ages 5 and 3. I read to them several times throughout the day from The B-I-B-L-E, and we talked about what we read. They asked me to read more. One passage we read was in James: "Always listen. Listen right away. Then stop and think. Do not talk right away. Do not get upset right away. Do not get mad. Sometimes maybe you will get mad. Will that make things right? No way! You cannot make God happy if you get mad. So get rid of all your bad ideas. Stop doing bad things. Stop being mad. Stop being crabby. Do not copy bad people. Listen to God’s Word. God will help you understand his Word. Obey God’s Word. Tell God you are sorry for doing bad things. God’s Word will help you do what is right. God’s Word will help you get right with God. Then you will be close to God" (James 1:19-21, The B-I-B-L-E).We talked about what we need to do when we feel mad. We need to stop and think! We should not scream. We should not hit someone. We should not run away and pout. Those things will not help. We should stop and think. And we should ask God for his help.
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