I have found it really effective when talking to someone who is angry to say, “You sound angry about this,” or “I can hear that this is making you feel angry.” This gives the other person permission to be angry; an emotion that so many of us shy away from as if it is contagious.
Fellow Servants
Beloved and Pleasant (2 Samuel 1:23)
David was a man after God’s own heart (Acts 13: 22). He saw more as God does.
Anger Has No Place (James 1:20)
Comfort one another, the day is fast approaching.
Love Mercy (Micah 6:8)
If you love the ways of mercy, the concept of mercy, and the effects of mercy, there is a good chance you will be merciful.
Put on Love (Colossians 3:12–14)
What am I going to wear today?
Jesus Loved Him (Mark 10:21)
What does the love of Jesus motivate me to do?
Mindfulness or Mindlessness (Philippians 4:8)
I’ve never understood why it’s important for me to know that John outran Peter as they raced to the tomb.
Do something good with your life (Ephesians 4:28)
Be a good person. Find ways to fill your life with helpful and beneficial service to others. Do something honest with your own hands so that you can share it with others.
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples (John 13:35)
Jesus’s words simplify things for me when my discipleship becomes complicated.
As Iron Sharpens Iron, So a Friend Sharpens a Friend (Proverbs 27:17)
Iron tools—like knives or swords—are made sharper and more useful by rubbing them against another instrument of iron.
