Curb Your Anger

My husband Jonathan and I own a condo which we rent out to bring in extra income. I've heard plenty of horror stories regarding landlord/tenent situations, but thankfully none of our past renters have been too problematic. Enter our latest tenents, a couple with two kids. They've already made some interesting requests, and when Jon met with the husband (we'll call him Bill) last week , the guy seemed shifty and wouldn't make decent eye contact with him. Jon dismissed it and thought to himself, "Maybe he's having a bad day". This past weekend we received a call at 11pm. A situation had occured which was neither our fault nor theirs, but since we're the homeowners we, naturally, agreed to pay for the costs involved. However; when Bill called to inform Jon of the situation he was irate and, in that manner, told Jon, "YOU ARE GOING TO DO...XYZ" as if Jon was a 2-year old. This all happened before Jon was able to let Bill know that he would resolve the situation and cover any costs incurred. Needless to say, Jon didn't take Bill's demands very well and the conversation ended on a bad note.

After the conversation was over, I listened to Jon vent and encouraged him to think and pray about how to proceed in the matter. He did just that, and the following morning completely took care of the situation. Shortly afterwards, much to our surprise, Bill contacted Jon with an apology and a thank you. Maybe after seeing that Jon did the right thing, Bill decided too as well.

Proverbs 14:29 says, "He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly". Sometimes it's difficult to think rationally when we're angry, and that's when we usually do or say something we regret later. Curbing your anger or waiting until it subsides will help you respond to problems with understanding, just as the verse describes.

In Christ,

Christina Gibbs

Once raised by a Virtuous single mother, I am now a SAVED and strong Virtuous, Fashionista, that has been freed from a broken heart with God’s love, who accepts when God says ‘No”, who cherishes my best friend, who fears the Lord, who’s best friend is the Lord, that waits on discernment from God, who is living for today, who is a woman of strength, that understands the power of my words, that is aware of God’s presence, is allowing my light to shine, whose growing to be more passionate about serving the Lord, who can listen without pride to constructive criticism, whose fear does not hold me back, who runs to the Lord first about everything, who strives to stay on God’s course, who is saved by the grace of God, who admits to being envious of others at times, who knows my worth, has a calming peace, who gives thanks daily, who wants to be a godly example to others, who is able to forgive my enemies, who has high expectations of me, who has been created in God’s own image, who lovingly submits to my spouse, who understands God's love, has an intimate relationship with God, supports Breast Cancer Awareness, with a family who honors me, Virtuous friends who love me, and with a giving spirit.